Mark Souder Age, Scandal, Family, Cause of Death

Mark Edward Souder was an American politician of the Republican Party who was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1995 to 2010. Souder was born in Grabill, Indiana, the son of Irma (née Fahling) and Edward G. Souder. He attended Leo Junior/Senior High School, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and the University of Notre Dame.

From 1974 to 1976, Souder served as marketing manager for Gabbort’s Furniture. From 1976, he was the owner of Souder’s General Store, also known as Historic Souder’s of Grabill. Souder served as an aide for United States Representative Dan Coats from 1983 to 1984; as minority staff director of the House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families from 1985 to 1988.

Souder was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in November 1994, defeating Coats’ successor in Congress, Democrat Jill Long, in that year’s national Republican landslide. He was re-elected in every election thereafter until his resignation in 2010.

Mark Souder Age

72 years

Mark Souder Scandal

On May 18, 2010, Souder announced he would resign from Congress effective Friday, May 21, after admitting to an affair with Tracy Meadows Jackson, a married female staffer. He and Jackson had made a television video in which they both extolled the virtues of abstinence.

Mark Souder Family

Souder was born in Grabill, Indiana, the son of Irma (née Fahling) and Edward G. Souder. Mark Souder’s wife’s name is Diane Bauer.

Mark Souder Cause of Death

Souder was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2022. He died of the disease on September 26, 2022, at the age of 72.