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Mark Udall, Democrat

Current office: U.S. Senate

Birth place: Tucson, AZ (07/18/1950)
Home city: Boulder County, CO

Education: BA, American Civilization, Williams College, 1972.

Profession: Executive Director, Colorado Outward Bound School, 1985-1995 Course Director, Educator, Colorado Outward Bound School, 1975-1985 Educator, Mountain Guide.

Political: Senator, United States Senate, 2009-present Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1999-2008 Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1997-1998 Field Organizer, Morris K. Udall for President, 1974-1975 Deputy Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives.

Membership: Congressional Fitness Caucus Vice President, Democratic Freshman Class Democratic Homeland Security Task Force Member, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly Co-chair, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. American Alpine Club Board of Directors, Berger Foundation Parkinson's Action Network.

First elected: 11/04/2008
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2014

Family: Wife: Maggie Fox; 2 Children: Jed, Tess.


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Public events for Colo. delegation

Denver Post 8.7.09 3:47 PM | Looking for town halls and other public events being put on during the August recess by members of Colorado Congressional delegation?
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Western Slope oil-money tussle renewed

Denver Post 8.6.09 11:32 PM | Since early 2008, Colorado's U.S. Senate delegation has tried to get a $17.8 million pot of oil money for Western Slope counties -- and Thursday, Democratic Sen. Mark Udall said the battle will go...
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Sens. Udall, Bennet vote 'yes' on Sotomayor

Denver Post 8.6.09 4:30 PM | Citing a brilliant legal career and an against-the-odds life story, Colorado's Democratic senators cast 'yes' votes Thursday to help put Judge Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme
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More cash for clunkers likely

Denver Post 8.4.09 10:53 PM | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is predicting swift approval for an extension of the popular "cash for clunkers" program, which is rapidly running out of money after surging demand from consumers...
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Colo. cases continue, despite no new U.S. attorneys

Denver Post 8.3.09 12:21 AM | After seven months, Congress has failed to confirm any U.S. attorneys, leaving Colorado and other states with interims running the show.
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Soldiers' mental health key issue for Udall

Denver Post 7.30.09 10:42 AM | DENVER--U.S. Sen. Mark Udall says he will ask Secretary of the Army nominee John McHugh what he plans to do to improve mental health care for soldiers.
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Hindsight, cross hairs on gun vote

Denver Post 7.23.09 11:42 PM | The controversial expansion of gun rights that failed in the Senate in a dramatic, down-to-the-wire vote may have been orchestrated to do just that, with Colorado's senators prepared to swing...
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Gun-rights expansion fails

Denver Post 7.23.09 7:57 AM | Republicans in the U.S. Senate came within a hair's-breadth of passing a controversial expansion of gun rights Wednesday, an effort helped along by a massive defection of Western Democrats,...
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Concealed-weapons measure fails in D.C.; Colo. senators voted 'yes'

Denver Post 7.22.09 5:09 PM | The U.S. Senate today rejected an amendment that would have allowed concealed weapons to be carried across state lines.
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Colo. senators back failed concealed-carry measure

Denver Post 7.22.09 4:38 PM | DENVER--Colorado's two Democratic senators voted Wednesday for a measure that would have let people carry hidden guns in 48 states if they have a concealed weapon permit in any one of them.
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