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He also previouslyserved in the ColoradoHouse of Representatives. He has climbed many of the toughest mountains in the world-including all of Colorado's "Fourteeners."

Mark's family has lived in the West for five generations, and the Udall name has become synonymous with quality public service for 150 years.

http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92044&SPID=10595&DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=1515405&Q_SEASON=2009. He easily won reelection four times thereafter.

Tenure

He is co-chair of the Congressional Fitness Caucus, Vice President of the Democratic Freshman Class, on the Democratic Homeland Security Task Force and Co-chair of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus ^[9]

Udall has always touted his commitment to working for bipartisanship in Congress.

He has also stated that he has opposed the Patriot Act since it was first initiated.

Legislative accomplishments

• In 2000, a proposal led by Democratic Congressman Mark Udall and Republican Senator Wayne Allard, proposed transforming Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons production site, into a wildlife refuge, setting aside 6,400 acres (25 km²) after cleanup and closure.

  He chairs the Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks. He has successfully passed legislation promoting energy conservation, developing bio-mass fuels and protecting Colorado's wilderness from the effects of climate change.

  

  From 1999 to 2009, Udallserved in the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives, representing Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Including their double second cousin, Senator Gordon Smith, there were three Udalls running in Senate elections in 2008. Smith in Oregon was narrowly defeated in his bid for a third term.^[16]

  On September 28, 2008, Udall and Schaffer appeared on Meet the Press's Senate Debate series, discussing the proposed bailout of the U.S.

  financial system.^[17]

  On election day, Udall defeated Schaffer by a 53% to 43% margin.^[18]

  Committee assignments

  Caucus memberships

  • Congressional Fitness Caucus
  • International Conservation Caucus
  • Parkinson’s Disease Caucus (co-chair)
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus (Co-Chair)
  • Sportsmen's Caucus

  See also

  References

  1. ^.

     His wife, Maggie Fox, is a prominent environmental attorney. Mark Udall graduated from Williams College in 1972 and moved to Colorado. He also is responsible for sparking the clean-up of Rocky Flats—turning the closed nuclear trigger facility into a wildlife refuge.
     

     Mark believes that public service requires a commitment to helping Coloradans make their government work for them.

     He has a strong record in responding to constituent concerns, and providing assistance to citizens working with government agencies. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the son of former U. S. RepresentativeMorris K. Udall. Senate

     2008 election

     Main article: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2008

     On January 15, 2007, Senator Wayne Allard announced he would not run for a third term.

     He also served a term in the Colorado House of Representatives.

     Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the son of former U.S. Representative Morris "Mo" Udall. Udall is a prolific mountaineer and was featured in Men's Journal magazine for his athletic abilities.

     Early life

     Mark was born in Tucson, Arizona and is the son of Morris "Mo" Udall, a former congressman from Arizona and candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1976.

     The Udall family is one of America's more prolific political families. He graduated from Williams College in 1972 and moved to Colorado.