Mark Udall | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| United States Senator from Colorado | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Allard |
| Succeeded by | Cory Gardner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | David Skaggs |
| Succeeded by | Jared Polis |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
| In office January 1997 – January 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Lamm |
| Succeeded by | Tom Plant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Emery Udall July 18, 1950 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Maggie Fox (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Udall family |
| Education | Williams College (BA) |
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Mark Emery Udall (/ˈjudɔːl/ YOO-dawl; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Before being elected to Congress, he represented parts of Boulder, Colorado, in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Throughout his career, he has proposed legislation to support renewable energy, expand national parks, and protect natural resources. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the son of former U.S. Representative Mo Udall and the nephew of former U.S. Representative Stewart Udall. A member of the Udall family, a western American political family, his relatives include New Mexico's Tom Udall and Utah's Mike Lee. Udall ran for reelection in 2014 to a second term in the U.S. Senate, but was narrowly defeated by Republican challenger Cory Gardner.