Mayor of Bloomington since 2003, Mark served in the Indiana Legislature from 1986·2002, including as the House Majority Leader from 1996-2002. Mark came to Bloomington from Hammond to attend IU, finishing with degrees in Journalism, Political Science, and Law. His volunteer work with the local Democratic Party and as President of the student body at IU allowed him to put his Democratic core value of "all before the one" into action.

Mark states, "Bloomington has been nationally recognized as an outstanding community at a faster rate in the last 7 years than at any time in its history. We've got the state's second lowest unemployment, and our city government's fiscal health is among the nation's strongest." Mark looks forward to another term as your mayor!