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'''Mark Thorpe Abraham''' (born November 13, 1953) is a [[business]]man from [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is the state senator for District 25, which encompasses Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes. On January 13, 2020, Abraham, a [[Moderate Republican]], succeeded [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] Senator [[Dan "Blade" Morrish]] of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish.

'''Mark Thorpe Abraham''' (born November 13, 1953) is a [[business]]man from [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is the state senator for District 25, which encompasses Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes. On January 13, 2020, Abraham, a [[Moderate Republican]], succeeded [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] Senator [[Dan "Blade" Morrish]] of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish.

From 2016 to 2020, Abraham served a single term in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He relinquished the House seat for his Senate campaign. Senatorial election returns gave Abraham 19,670 votes (54 percent). Two other Republicans, Kevin M. Berken and John E. "Johnny" Guin, a former state representative from Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, polled 8,553 votes (24 percent) and 8,144 (22 percent), respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>

From 2016 to 2020, Abraham served a single term in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He relinquished the House seat for his Senate campaign. Senatorial election returns gave Abraham 19,670 votes (54 percent). Two other Republicans, Kevin M. Berken and [[John E. Guinn|John Eddie "Johnny" Guinn]], a former state representative from Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, polled 8,553 votes (24 percent) and 8,144 (22 percent), respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</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>​

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>​