Mark A Darr was born on July 3,1973 and is an American politician from Springdale, Arkansas, who was his state's 19th lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2014.
15 Facts About Mark Darr
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On February 1,2014, under sanction for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds, Darr resigned as lieutenant governor.
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Mark Darr was born in Fort Smith in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
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Mark Darr is a graduate of Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Arkansas, and Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
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Mark Darr narrowly won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 2010.
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Mark Darr defeated subsequent State Representative Donnie Copeland of North Little Rock, 64,883 votes to 60,072 votes.
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Mark Darr was elected Lieutenant Governor on November 2,2010, the youngest Republican to date to win a statewide race in his state.
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Mark Darr ended his candidacy after questions were raised about campaign expenditures during his 2010 campaign for lieutenant governor.
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In late November 2013, questions of ethics violations arose after Mark Darr reportedly filed incorrect and misleading campaign financial disclosure statements.
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Mark Darr maintained his innocence, but state Democrats and fellow Republicans threatened impeachment proceedings if Mark Darr did not step down.
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An ethics commission accused Mark Darr of breaking the Arkansas Code eleven times and using approximately $31,572.74 from his campaign funds for personal expenses.
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Mark Darr announced on January 10,2014 that he would resign from his office effective February 1,2014.
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Mark Darr failed to officially notify Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, that he was resigning.
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Mark Darr did not immediately pay the $11,000 Ethics Commission fine, but according to The Baxter Bulletin, local officials have said he will "pay soon".
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Mark Darr is a licensed insurance agent and co-owns two restaurants in Rogers, Arkansas.