Kirk, Mark, 1959-

LC control no.	no2008080486
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Kirk, Mark, 1959- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	19590915
Place of birth	Champaign, Ill.
Affiliation	Cornell University London School of Economics and Political Science Georgetown University. School of Law United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers
Found in	We the people, 2005: container (Representative Mark Kirk (IL-10)) Illinois blue book, 2005/2006: p. 40 (Mark Kirk, b. Mark Steven Kirk, Sept. 15, 1959) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, July 25, 2013: (Kirk, Mark Steven, Senate years of service: 2010- ; a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 15, 1959; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1981; M.S., London School of Economics, London, England, 1982; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1992; United States Naval Reserves, 1989 to present; lawyer, private practice; staff member for United States Representative John Porter of Illinois, 1984-1990; special assistant, United States Department of State, 1992-1993; staff member for United States House of Representatives International Relations Committee, 1995; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 2001, until his resignation on November 29, 2010; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in the November 2, 2010, special election to the term ending January 3, 2011, a seat previously held by appointed Senator Roland Burris, and at the same time elected in the general election for the six-year term ending January 3, 2017; took the oath of office on November 29, 2010)
Associated language	eng