Mark Lowery | |
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Treasurer of Arkansas | |
In office January 10, 2023 – July 26, 2023 | |
Governor | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
Preceded by | Dennis Milligan |
Succeeded by | Larry Walther |
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from the 39th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tracy Steele |
Succeeded by | Wayne Long |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Dale Lowery March 28, 1957 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | July 26, 2023 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 66)
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Arkansas ( BA, MA) |
Mark Dale Lowery (March 28, 1957 – July 26, 2023) was an American politician. [1] [2] [3] He served as Treasurer of Arkansas from January to July 2023. He previously served as a Republican member for the 39th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives. [4]
Lowery graduated from Sylvan Hills High School. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Arkansas. [4] [5] From April 1994 to July 1995, Lowery was chief of staff to Mike Huckabee, then the lieutenant governor of Arkansas. [6]
In 2013, Lowery was elected for the 39th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives. [7] [8] He assumed office on January 14, 2013, and served for ten years. [4] In the 2022 elections, Lowery announced that he would run for Secretary of State of Arkansas, [9] but changed his candidacy to run for Treasurer of Arkansas in 2022 election. [10] Lowery defeated Mathew Pitsch in the Republican Party primary election [11] and won the general election against Pam Whitaker, the Democratic Party nominee. [12]
Lowery's health had deteriorated through his year as treasurer. He had two strokes, one in March and a more severe one in June, and subsequently announced he would retire in September. However, he died at a hospital in Little Rock on July 26, 2023, at age 66. [13]