Mark Segebart (born August 1950) is an American politician who is currently the Iowa State Senator from the 6th District.[1] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning election in 2012. Segebart spent 16 years as a Crawford County Supervisor before running for state Senate.

Mark Segebart
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byMerlin Bartz
Succeeded byCraig Williams
Personal details
BornAugust 1950 (age 74)
Crawford County, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCatherine
Children2
ResidenceVail, Iowa
Alma materIowa State University
OccupationFarmer

As of February 2020, Segebart served on the following committees: Human Resources (Vice Chair), Local Government, and Natural Resources and Environment. He also served on the Health Policy Oversight Committee as well as the Child Care Advisory Committee, and the Commission on Aging.[1]

In July 2020, Segabart announced that he would be retiring from the State Senate at the end of his term in January 2021.[2]

Electoral history

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Iowa Senate 6th District election, 2012 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Segebart 16,023 57.0%
Democratic Mary C. Burner 12,058 42.9%
Republican hold
Iowa Senate 6th District election, 2016 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Segebart 20,223 83.1%
Libertarian Nick Serianni 4,044 16.6%
Republican hold

Personal

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He currently resides in Vail, Iowa with his wife Catherine.[5] The two have been advocates for children their entire lives, with Mark previously serving as a bus driver and Catherine serving as a teacher. They have two children and two grandchildren.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. ^ Grove, Chantelle (July 13, 2020). "Iowa 6th District Senator, Mark Segebart, Looks Back Over Two Terms And Ahead To Retirement". CBC Online. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  3. ^ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2016/general/canvsummary.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  6. ^ "Mark Segebart". Iowa Senate Republicans. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2020-02-06.