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Abraham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in [[Accounting]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], at which he was an LSU Tigers [[football]] player. He is a former member of the Lake Charles City Council, the Port Authority, and the Louisiana International Trade Commission. A [[real estate]] broker, he co-owns other businesses, including a Cajun food company, a storage firm, a furniture and appliance rental company, and a shrimp and seafood processing plant. He is a member of the board of the Council for a Better Louisiana and Casa Aleluya, an orphanage in [[Guatemala]]. He and his wife, the former Gina Margarete Roy (born 1953),have three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regents.la.gov/page/mark-t-abraham-from-lake-charles|title=Mark T. Abraham from Lake Charles|publisher=regents.la.gov|accessdate=October 26, 2015; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Abraham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in [[Accounting]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], at which he was an LSU Tigers [[football]] player. He is a former member of the Lake Charles City Council, the Port Authority, and the Louisiana International Trade Commission. A [[real estate]] broker, he co-owns other businesses, including a Cajun food company, a storage firm, a furniture and appliance rental company, and a shrimp and seafood processing plant. He is a member of the board of the Council for a Better Louisiana and Casa Aleluya, an orphanage in [[Guatemala]]. He and his wife, the former Gina Margarete Roy (born 1953),have three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regents.la.gov/page/mark-t-abraham-from-lake-charles|title=Mark T. Abraham from Lake Charles|publisher=regents.la.gov|accessdate=October 26, 2015; no longer on-line}}</ref>
In the October 24, 2015 primary election for House District 36, Abraham, with 5,607 votes (54.6 percent), defeated another Republican candidate, Keith DeSonier, who polled 4,654 votes (45.4 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> He succeeded the term-limited Republican Representative Chuck Kleckley of Lake Charles, who had been [[Speaker]] of the House during the second administration of Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]].
In the October 24, 2015 primary election for House District 36, Abraham, with 5,607 votes (54.6 percent), defeated another Republican candidate, Keith DeSonier, who polled 4,654 votes (45.4 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> He succeeded the term-limited Republican Representative [[Chuck Kleckley]] of Lake Charles, who had been [[Speaker]] of the House during the second administration of Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]].
On October 14, 2023, Abraham sought Senate relection against the Democrat Joshua "Josh" Lewis.
On October 14, 2023, Abraham sought Senate relection against the Democrat Joshua "Josh" Lewis.