Mark Obenshain | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Miller |
| Constituency | 26th District (2004–2024) 2nd District (since 2024) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Dudley Obenshain June 11, 1962 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Suzanne Speas |
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| Relatives | Kate Obenshain (sister) |
| Education | Virginia Tech (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Mark Dudley Obenshain (born June 11, 1962) is an American attorney and politician. He is currently serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia from Harrisonburg. He is a member of the Republican Party. He took office in 2004. At the 2013 state Republican convention he became the Republican nominee in the 2013 election for Attorney General of Virginia.[1]
His father, Richard Obenshain, was an attorney, chairman of the Virginia Republican Party, and the original Republican nominee for the 1978 senate election in Virginia before his death from a plane crash prior to it.[2]
- ^ Schmidt, Markus and Jim Nolan (2013-05-18). "Virginia GOP convention: Obenshain nominee for AG". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "Richard D. Obenshain". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-03.