Mark Souder
Former U.S. Representative (1995-May 2010)
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Since joining the House in 1995, Souder hembraced on the role of conservative enforcer. Loyal to conservatism and not necessarily always to his party, he was one of the GOP rebels during House Speaker Newt Gingrich's (R-Ga.) tenure and part of a group of Republican lawmakers who wanted to reinforce fiscal restraint on the federal level.
But the Christian congressman delivered his own shock to the political system when he resigned abruptly in May 2010 after admitting to an affair with a married part-time staffer, Tracey Meadows Jackson. Souder and Meadows taped weekly radio segments about his work in Washington for Indiana constituents.
- Career History: Chief of Staff, Sen. Dan Coats (1989 to 1994); Staff Director, House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families (1984 to 1989)
- Birthday: July 18, 1950
- Hometown: Grabill, Indiana
- Alma Mater: Indiana University, BS, 1972; University of Notre Dame, MBA, 1974
- Spouse: Diane
- Religion: Evangelical
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