14 Facts About Mark Keam

Mark Lee Keam was born on May 10,1966 and is a Korean American lawyer.

Mark Keam is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States.

Mark Keam resigned his seat on September 6,2022, to take a position in the Biden administration.

Mark Keam was born in Seoul, South Korea, and has lived in Vietnam, Australia, and California.

Mark Keam was formerly an aide on Capitol Hill, and was an executive with Verizon Communications until he left in 2009 to run for the Virginia General Assembly.

Mark Keam was born on May 10,1966, in Seoul, South Korea, to a Presbyterian minister.

Mark Keam earned a degree in political science from the University of California, Irvine, and later earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Hastings College of the Law.

Mark Keam served as Senator Richard Durbin's chief counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2001 to 2007, when he left to join Verizon Communications as a Vice President and Counsel.

On Election day Mark Keam defeated Republican challenger James E Hyland, making Keam the first Asian-born immigrant and the first Korean American elected to any state-level office in Virginia.

Mark Keam was sworn into office on January 13,2010, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

Mark Keam said in 2010 that he would abstain from voting on any bill which would pose a conflict of interest due to him being on an unpaid leave of absence from Verizon Communications, and he would not introduce any telecommunications legislation to the House of Delegates.

Mark Keam was re-elected to his seat in Virginia's House of Delegates on November 7,2017.

In 2021, Mark Keam co-founded the General Assembly's first Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus.

Mark Keam has served on the House committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ; Education ; Finance ; and Militia, Police and Public Safety.