Mark Begich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Begich
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 30, 1962(1962-03-30)
Age	62
Birthplace	Anchorage
Country	United States
Birth City	Alaska
Horoscope	Pisces

Mark Begich Biography

Mark Begich is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 30, 1962 in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Democratic politician who was elected an United States Senator from Alaska in the year 2009. He was the mayor of Anchorage for six years.

He was a member of the Senate along with his fellow Alaskan Senator He served in the Senate alongside fellow Alaskan senator Lisa Murkowski..

Mark Peter Begich (/ˈ b ɛ ɡ ɪ tʃ / ; born March 30, 1962) is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Alaska from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was Mayor of Anchorage from 2003 to 2009.

Begich was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the son of Margaret Jean “Pegge” (née Jendro) and former U.S. Representative Nick Begich. His father disappeared in October 1972 during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska with then U.S. House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, but was reelected the next month, while missing, before both were declared legally dead.

His father was the former U.S. Representative Nick Begich who was killed in a plane crash in 1972.

Mark Begich Net Worth

Mark Begich is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Begich 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His election to the Anchorage Assembly back in the year 1988 at the tender age of 26.

He was elected in 2008 and swept aside the current senator In 2008, he defeated incumbent Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican member of the Senate of all time. He is the only U.S. Senator without a college degree., the longest-serving Republican senator in the Senate ever. He is the sole U.S. Senator who has no college degree.

The fourth of six children, he has two sisters and three brothers. His paternal grandparents were Croatian; his paternal grandfather, John Begich, immigrated to the United States from Croatia (then part of the empire of Austria-Hungary) in 1911. His mother had Polish, Bohemian (Czech), Dutch, and English ancestry. He attended Steller Secondary School in Anchorage. As an adolescent, he opened an 18-and-under club called “The Motherlode.” At 18, he had obtained a business license to sell jewelry and was helping his mother manage a number of real estate properties. Because of his business opportunities, he decided not to go to college.

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Who is Mark Begich Dating?

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Born in Anchorage, Begich is the son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich Sr. He was elected to the Anchorage Assembly at the age of 26. He eventually served as chairman for three years, before leaving the Assembly in 1998. Begich ran two unsuccessful campaigns for Mayor of Anchorage in 1994 and 2000 before being elected in 2003. He was subsequently reelected in 2006. In the 2008 Senate election, Begich narrowly defeated incumbent Ted Stevens, at the time the longest-serving Republican member of the U.S. Senate.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Begich celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.

Begich was a member of the pro-gun-control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Begich left the group in 2007.