Mark Strama
Mark Strama | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office January 11, 2005 – June 25, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Stick |
| Succeeded by | Celia Israel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1967 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Crystal Cotti |
| Alma mater | Brown University (BA) |
| Profession | Businessman |
Thomas Mark Strama (born September 10, 1967) is an American businessman and politician who is the Director of the Annette Strauss Institute and a professor in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. A member of the Democratic Party, Strama represented the 50th district in the Texas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013.
He served as chairman of the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce and on the House Committee on Energy Resources. Regarded by many as a rising star in the Democratic Party, he stunned the political world when he resigned from his seat in the Texas House to become the head of Google Fiber in Austin. Strama was also a major factor in the success of the world's only major public election ever held on the internet, the 2000 Arizona Democratic Primary.