Mark McCloskey

Mark McCloskey
Born
Mark Thomas McCloskey

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA, JD)
OccupationLawyer
Years active1985–present
Political partyRepublican
SpousePatricia Novak

Mark Thomas McCloskey is an American former personal injury lawyer practicing in St. Louis, Missouri, who attracted national attention in 2020 after he and his wife Patricia brandished firearms at protestors who walked past their house on a private street.[1]

The couple was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class E felony; they bargained down and pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and were subsequently pardoned by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. In February 2022, McCloskey's law license was suspended indefinitely, but the suspension was stayed while he serves one year of probation.

In 2022, McCloskey ran for a United States Senate seat in Missouri, but he lost the Republican primary to Eric Schmitt.[2][3]

  1. ^ Murphy, Paul (June 29, 2020). "St. Louis couple pulls firearms on protesters cutting through their private street". CNN. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mark McCloskey for Missouri". www.mccloskeyforsenate.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Ballentine, Summer; Salter, Jim (August 2, 2022). "Missouri AG Schmitt beats Greitens in GOP Senate primary". Associated Press. Retrieved August 2, 2022.