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'''Mark P. Begich''' (born March 30, 1962) is the [[liberal]] former [[United States Senator]] from [[Alaska]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. "[[Dan Sullivan]] defeated [[gun control|gun grabber]] Mark Begich in Alaska after a tight race in which many thought Begich was sure to win."<ref>E-mail from [[Gun Owners of America]] http://gunowners.org/113srat.htm - November 5, 2014</ref>

'''Mark P. Begich''' (born March 30, 1962) is the [[liberal]] former [[United States Senator]] from [[Alaska]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. "[[Dan Sullivan]] defeated [[gun control|gun grabber]] Mark Begich in Alaska after a tight race in which many thought Begich was sure to win."<ref>E-mail from [[Gun Owners of America]] http://gunowners.org/113srat.htm - November 5, 2014</ref>

Previously he served as Mayor of Anchorage since 2003, where he left office with a $17 million budget shortfall. <ref>http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/anchorage/story/652700.html</ref> Begich served on the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. He voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 93.1% of the time during a recent [[Congress]]. <ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b001265/</ref>  

Previously he served as Mayor of Anchorage since 2003, where he left office with a $17 million budget shortfall.<ref>http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/anchorage/story/652700.html</ref> Begich served on the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. He voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 93.1% of the time during a recent [[Congress]].<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b001265/</ref>  

Begich defeated incumbent [[Republican]] [[Ted Stevens]] in 2008 after he was falsely indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to report gifts received from the VECO Corporation. All charges against Stevens were dismissed after prosecutorial misconduct.

Begich defeated incumbent [[Republican]] [[Ted Stevens]] in 2008 after he was falsely indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to report gifts received from the VECO Corporation. All charges against Stevens were dismissed after prosecutorial misconduct.

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[[Category:Former United States Senators]]

[[Category:Former United States Senators]]