Full Name:
Mark Steven Kirk
Gender:
Male
Family:
Divorced
Birth Date:
09/15/1959
Birth Place:
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Home City:
Highland Park, IL
Religion:
Congregationalist
Attended, Blackburn College
Attended, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
JD, Georgetown University, 1992
MS, London School of Economics, 1982
BA, History, Cornell University, 1981
Senator, United States Senate, District Jr, 2011-2017
Candidate, United States Senate, Illinois, 2016
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2000-2010
Member, 21st Century Health Caucus
Member, Air Power Caucus
Co-Chair, Albanian Issue Caucus
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, United States Senate
Member, Army Caucus
Former Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, United States Senate
Member, Co-Chair, Nuclear Fuel Safety Caucus
Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
Member, Congressional Andean Region Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Member, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
Member, Congressional Caucus on Korea
Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus
Vice Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus
Member, Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus
Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Member, Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism
Member, Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS
Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
Member, Electronic Warfare Working Group
Member, Global AIDS Emergency Task Force
Member, Great Lakes Task Force
Former Member, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, United States Senate
Member, House Commuter Caucus
Member, House Navy-Marine Corps Caucus
Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
Member, Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus
Member, International Conservation Caucus
Member, Iran Working Group
Member, Medical Technology Caucus
Member, National Landscape Conservation System Caucus
Member, Silk Road Caucus
Member, Special Operations Forces Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
Member, Suburban Agenda Caucus
Co-Chair, Task Force Against Illegal Guns
Member, United States-Bangladesh Caucus
Member, United States-China Working Group
Member, United States-United Kingdom Caucus
Served, United States Naval Reserve, 1989-present
Commander, United States Naval Reserve, present
Counsel, International Relations Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1995-1999
Attorney, Baker and MacKenzie, 1993-1995
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs, United States Department of State, 1992-1993
Administrative Assistant, United States House of Representatives, Representative John Porter, 1984-1990
Officer, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, 1990
Parliamentary Assistant, British House of Commons, Office of Julian Critchley, Member of Parliament, 1982-1983
Teacher, The Milestone School, 1982-1983
Member, Blackburn Alumni Association
Member, Cornell Alumni Association
Co-chair, Grand Old Party Tuesday Group
Member, Illinois Bar Association
Member, Impact Aid Coalition
Member, London School of Economics Alumni Association
Member, Naval Reserve Association
Member, New Trier Republican Organization
Astrological Sign:
Virgo