Marc L. Marks | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's24th district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph P. Vigorito |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
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| Born | (1927-02-12)February 12, 1927 |
| Died | February 28, 2018(2018-02-28) (aged 91) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama University of Virginia |
Marc Lincoln Marks (February 12, 1927 – February 28, 2018) was a formerRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives.
Marks served in theUnited States Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946. Hegraduated from theUniversity of Alabama in 1951, and theUniversity of Virginia atCharlottesville, Virginia in 1954, and served asMercer County Solicitor (district attorney) from 1960 to 1966.[1]
In the1976 United States House of Representatives Elections, Marks defeated the Pennsylvania six-termDemocratic incumbentJoseph Vigorito with an 11% margin, one of eight Democrats unseated nationwide. He defeated Vigorito again in the 1978 election with a 26% margin, andstate RepresentativeDavid C. DiCarlo in 1980 by 120 votes. A serious back ailment led him to not seek re-election for a fourth term in 1982.[2] This decision prompted aspeech to the House of Representatives in March 1982, before House SpeakerTip O'Neill, in which he brought into question his own support of Reaganite policies, that, he argued, had an undue emphasis onmilitary spending, and had caused distress to those to whom he defined as "disadvantaged".[3] Prior to leaving Congress,John B. Connally talked to Marks and considered him as a running mate, during Connally's failed 1980 Presidential bid.[4]
In a letter toTime Magazine he defended his position in voting for contempt proceedings againstJames G. Watt,Secretary of the Interior.[5] His letter toThe New York Times criticized what he saw as theTimes' editorial board's irresponsibility in criticizing public officials, and apparent lack of knowledge of the plight of unemployed citizens.[6] In 1994,Bill Clinton nominated Marks as Commissioner of theFederal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.[7] He died at the age of 91 in 2018.[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1977–1983 | Succeeded by District Eliminated |
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