Mark Steven Kirk (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Illinois (10)
- Birth Date: Sept. 16, 1959
- Occupation: Attorney
- Religion: Congregationalist
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/kirk
Education
- Cornell University, BA
- Georgetown University, JD
- London School of Economics, MA
Mark Steven Kirk was born in Champagne, IL and currently resides in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
He has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a law degree from Georgetown University.
Kirk has been all over the world. A Naval Reserve officer, Kirk has served in Iraq, Haiti, Bosnia and Panama and done tours of duty at sea, according to his Web site.Kirk has worked at the World Bank, as U.S. State Department aide and at a top Chicago law firm. He also has been the counsel to a U.S. House International Relations Committee.
Kirk got to Congress in 2000 when he won the open seat of his popular predecessor, GOP U.S. Rep. John Porter. Kirk had been Porter's chief of staff years earlier.
Kirk is married to Kimberly Kirk.
