Mark D. Siljander
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Mark Siljander
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district |
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In office April 21, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Succeeded by | Fred Upton |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 42nd district |
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In office 1977–1981 |
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Mark Deli Siljander June 11, 1951 Chicago Cook County Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Islam |
Mark Deli Siljander (born June 11, 1951) is a former Republican U.S. Representative and deputy United Nations ambassador from the state of Michigan. He is the author of A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide, which won the 2009 Silver Nautilus Award.
Siljander was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended the public schools, having graduated in 1969 from Oak Park and River Forest High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1972 and a Master of Arts from Western Michigan in 1973. He served as a trustee on Fabius Township Board in St. Joseph County, Michigan, from 1972 to 1976 and also worked as a real estate broker.
Siljander served as a U.S. Representative from the Michigan's 4th congressional district from April 21, 1981 - January 3, 1987. He served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
At the time of Siljander's election, Michigan's 4th congressional district was in southwestern Michigan and included Three Rivers and Kalamazoo. Time magazine noted that the district was predominantly conservative, having elected only one Democrat in [the twentieth] century, in 1932.
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