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| − | + | |name=Mark Spencer Yancey<br> | |
| + | (Business executive who unsuccessfully challenged<br> U.S. Senator John Cornyn in Republican primary, March 3, 2020) | ||
| + | |birth_date=September 26, 1957 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Place of birth missing<br> | ||
| + | Resident of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], since 1986 | ||
| + | |spouse=Married c. 1986<br> | ||
| + | Two daughters<br> | ||
| + | '''Alma mater''':<br> | ||
| + | [[University of Oklahoma]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Harvard University]] (advanced course study in mergers and acquisitions) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | + | '''Mark Spencer Yancey''' (born September 26, 1957) is a [[business]]man from [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], with more than thirty years of experience in the financial services industry,<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url= | |
| + | https://www.mylife.com/mark-yancey/e502381951836|title=Mark Yancey (Spencer)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 27, 2019}}</ref> who challenged [[Moderate Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Cornyn]] in the [[Republican Party|GOP]] senatorial [[primary]] to be held on March 3, 2020. | ||
| − | He is a former resident of Newport Beach, [[California]], and Ponte Vedra Beach, [[Florida]].<ref name=mylife/> | + | The [[conservative]] Yancey describes himself as a "Common Sense Republican" who is not indebted to special interest groups.<ref name=voteformark>{{cite web|url=https://voteformark.com/meet-mark/|title=Meet Mark Yancey|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> |
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| + | He is a former resident of Newport Beach, [[California]], and Ponte Vedra Beach in | ||
| + | St. Johns County, [[Florida]], a resort located on the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast between [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] and St. Augustine.<ref name=mylife/> He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Attacca International, an independent privately held mergers and acquisitions firm.<ref name=voteformark/> | ||
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| + | There were other primary candidates in addition to Cornyn and Yancey, including [[Dwayne Stovall]] of Cleveland in Liberty County, who challenged Cornyn in the 2014 primary and polled 11 percent of the vote. Yancey ultimately finished the race in a weak third-place position, as Cornyn cruised to renomination, with Stovall a distant second. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:40, January 28, 2022
Mark Spencer Yancey (born September 26, 1957) is a businessman from Dallas, Texas, with more than thirty years of experience in the financial services industry,[1] who challenged Moderate Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the GOP senatorial primary to be held on March 3, 2020.
| Mark Spencer Yancey (Business executive who unsuccessfully challenged | |
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| Born | September 26, 1957 Place of birth missing |
| Spouse | Married c. 1986 Two daughters |
The conservative Yancey describes himself as a "Common Sense Republican" who is not indebted to special interest groups.[2]
He is a former resident of Newport Beach, California, and Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County, Florida, a resort located on the Atlantic coast between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.[1] He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Attacca International, an independent privately held mergers and acquisitions firm.[2]
There were other primary candidates in addition to Cornyn and Yancey, including Dwayne Stovall of Cleveland in Liberty County, who challenged Cornyn in the 2014 primary and polled 11 percent of the vote. Yancey ultimately finished the race in a weak third-place position, as Cornyn cruised to renomination, with Stovall a distant second.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mark Yancey (Spencer). Mylife.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meet Mark Yancey (December 27, 2019).