Mark L. Boitano (born July 19, 1953) is an American politician and real estate agent who served as a member of the

New Mexico Senate The New Mexico State Senate () is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial distr ...

for the 18th district from 1997 to 2012.

Early life and education

Boitano was born in

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

and graduated from

Bellarmine College Preparatory Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-boys, Jesuit, private secondary school located in San Jose, California. Founded on May 8, 1851, it is the oldest Jesuit secondary school in California and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River. ...

San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Regents College of the

University of the State of New York The University of the State of New York (USNY, ) is the state governmental umbrella organization that oversees all educational institutions, including schools, libraries, and museums in New York State. It is governed by the Board of Regents. D ...

(now

Excelsior University Excelsior University is a private online university in Albany, New York. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and comprises three schools: the school of undergraduate studies, the school of graduate studies, and the school of nursing. ...

), in 1989.

Career

Boitano was elected to the

in 1996 and assumed office in 1997. Boitano did not seek re-election in 2012 and left office in January 2013. During his tenure, Boitano also served as ranking member of the Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee. Since 1992, Boitano has worked as a real estate broker.

Personal life

Boitano's brother,

Brian Boitano Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion. Boitano turned profession ...

, is a retired Olympic figure skater.

References

1953 births Living people Politicians from San Francisco Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico Republican Party New Mexico state senators USNY Regents College alumni Bellarmine College Preparatory alumni 20th-century members of the New Mexico Legislature 21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature {{NewMexico-politician-stub