Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier
Official portrait, 2015
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byGeorge Miller
Constituency11th district (2015–2023)
10th district (2023–present)
Member of the California State Senate
from the 7th district
In office
December 1, 2008 – January 2, 2015
Preceded byTom Torlakson
Succeeded bySteve Glazer
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2008
Preceded byJoe Canciamilla
Succeeded byTom Torlakson
Member of the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
from the 4th district
In office
January 29, 1994 – December 4, 2006
Preceded bySunne McPeak
Succeeded bySusan Bonilla
Personal details
Born (1952-03-31) March 31, 1952 (age 72)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 2000)
SpouseMelinda Clune (divorced)[1]
Children2
ParentEdward DeSaulnier (father)
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Mark James DeSaulnier (/dəˈsni/ də-SOH-nee-ay;[2] born March 31, 1952) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023, although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. The district includes most of Contra Costa County, a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000; before that, he was a Republican.

Before serving in the House of Representatives, DeSaulnier was a member of the Concord City Council (1991–94), a Contra Costa County Supervisor (1994–2006), and a member of the California State Legislature, representing the 11th State Assembly district from 2006 to 2008 and the 7th State Senate district from 2008 to 2015.

  1. ^ "DeSaulnier meditates on political journey". September 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (June 18, 2015). "Congressman DeSaulnier Celebrates LGBT Pride Month 2015". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2018.