Mark Udall

Mark Udall
Official portrait, 2009
United States Senator from Colorado
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Wayne Allard
Succeeded by	Cory Gardner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	David Skaggs
Succeeded by	Jared Polis
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 13th district
In office January 1997 – January 1999
Preceded by	Peggy Lamm
Succeeded by	Tom Plant
Personal details
Born	Mark Emery Udall (1950-07-18) July 18, 1950 (age 73) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Maggie Fox ​ (m. 1982)​
Relations	Udall family
Children	2
Education	Williams College (BA)
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Mark Udall's voice Udall questions Thomas Tidwell, chief of the U.S. Forest Service at a hearing of the Senate Energy Committee Recorded February 6, 2014

Mark Emery Udall (/ˈjudɔːl/ YOO-dawl; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Prior to being elected to Congress, he represented parts of Boulder, Colorado in the Colorado House of Representatives.

Throughout his career he has proposed legislation to support renewable energy, expand national parks and protect natural resources. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the son of former U.S. Representative Mo Udall and the nephew of former U.S. Representative Stewart Udall. A member of the Udall family, a western American political family, his relatives include New Mexico's Tom Udall and Utah's Mike Lee. Udall ran for reelection in 2014 to a second term in the U.S. Senate, but was narrowly defeated by Republican challenger Cory Gardner.