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'''Mark C. Jansen''' is an American politician from the state of [[Michigan]]. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he represented the [[Michigan's 28th Senate district|28th district]] in the [[Michigan Senate]]. He considered running for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in {{ushr|MI|3}} against [[Justin Amash]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/327121-mich-gop-rep-amash-gets-primary-challenge-from-the-right|title=Rep. Amash facing primary challenger|author=Cameron Joseph and Alexandra Jaffe|work=TheHill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-tea-party-congressmen-find-signs-of-political-backlash-at-home/2013/10/06/d13d698a-2d27-11e3-b139-029811dbb57f_print.html|title=Some tea party congressmen find signs of political backlash at home|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Mark C. Jansen''' is an American politician from the state of [[Michigan]]. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he represented the [[Michigan's 28th Senate district|28th district]] in the [[Michigan Senate]]. He considered running for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in {{ushr|MI|3}} against [[Justin Amash]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/327121-mich-gop-rep-amash-gets-primary-challenge-from-the-right|title=Rep. Amash facing primary challenger|author=Cameron Joseph and Alexandra Jaffe|work=TheHill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-tea-party-congressmen-find-signs-of-political-backlash-at-home/2013/10/06/d13d698a-2d27-11e3-b139-029811dbb57f_print.html|title=Some tea party congressmen find signs of political backlash at home|publisher=}}</ref>

Jansen, who had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2020, died March 23, 2021, aged 61.<ref>{{cite news |title=Longtime state politician Mark Jansen dies at 61 |url=https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/longtime-state-politician-mark-jansen-dies-at-61/ |work=WOOD-TV |date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:18, 25 March 2021

Mark Jansen
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 28th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byKen Sikkema
Succeeded byPeter MacGregor
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 72nd district
In office
January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2002
Preceded byWalter DeLange
Succeeded byGlenn Steil
Personal details
Born(1959-09-13)September 13, 1959
DiedMarch 23, 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 61)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLeAnne

Mark C. Jansen is an American politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 28th district in the Michigan Senate. He considered running for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan's 3rd congressional district against Justin Amash in 2014.[1][2]

Jansen, who had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2020, died March 23, 2021, aged 61.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cameron Joseph and Alexandra Jaffe. "Rep. Amash facing primary challenger". TheHill.
  2. ^ "Some tea party congressmen find signs of political backlash at home".
  3. ^ "Longtime state politician Mark Jansen dies at 61". WOOD-TV. March 24, 2021.