Mark Lowery | |
Office: | Treasurer of Arkansas |
Governor: | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
Term Start: | January 10, 2023 |
Term End: | July 26, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Dennis Milligan |
Successor: | Larry Walther |
State House1: | Arkansas |
District1: | 39th |
Term Start1: | January 14, 2013 |
Term End1: | January 9, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Tracy Steele |
Successor1: | Wayne Long |
Birth Name: | Mark Dale Lowery |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1957 |
Birth Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
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.[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. 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]
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