Mark Dale Lowery (March 28, 1957 – July 26, 2023) was an American politician. He served as Treasurer of Arkansas from January to July 2023. He previously served as a Republican member for the 39th district of the

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Biography

Lowery graduated from

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. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Arkansas. From April 1994 to July 1995, Lowery was

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, then the lieutenant governor of Arkansas. In 2013, Lowery was elected for the 39th district of the

. He assumed office on January 14, 2013, and served for ten years. In the 2022 elections, Lowery announced that he would run for Secretary of State of Arkansas, but changed his candidacy to run for Treasurer of Arkansas in 2022 election. Lowery defeated

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in the Republican Party primary election and won the general election against Pam Whitaker, the Democratic Party nominee. Lowery's health had deteriorated through his year as treasurer. He had two strokes, one in March and a more severe one in June, and subsequently announced he would retire in September. However, he died at a hospital in Little Rock on July 26, 2023, at age 66.Arkansas State Treasurer Mark Lowery dies at the age of 67
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