Mark Amodei
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district |
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Assumed office September 13, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dean Heller |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the Capital district |
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In office 1999–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ernie Adler |
| Succeeded by | James Settelmeyer |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the Capital district |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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Mark Eugene Amodei June 12, 1958 Carson City, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | divorced; 2 children |
| Residence | Carson City, Nevada |
| Education | McGeorge Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Christian |
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Army Achievement Medal Army Commendation Medal Meritorious Service Medal |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1983–1987 |
| Rank | Captain |
Mark Eugene Amodei /ˈæməˌdeɪ/ (born June 12, 1958) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Nevada's second congressional district since 2011. Amodei, a Republican, previously served in the Nevada Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and in the Nevada Senate, representing the Capital District, from 1999 to 2010. After public office as state Senator, he served as chairman of the Nevada Republican Party until May 2011, when he stepped down in order to pursue the Republican nomination for Congress. Amodei was the Republican candidate for the special election held on September 13, 2011, to replace Dean Heller in Nevada's second congressional district.
Amodei was born in Carson City, Nevada, the son of Joy LaRhe (née Longero) and Donald Mark Amodei. His father was of half Italian and half Irish descent, and one of his maternal great-grandfathers was Italian. Amodei graduated from Carson High School in 1976, where he was student class president. He attended the University of Nevada before enrolling at University of the Pacific's McGeorge Law School, where he received his J.D. in 1983.
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