Mark Boitano | |
State Senate: | New Mexico |
District: | 18th |
Term Start: | January 1997 |
Term End: | January 2013 |
Successor: | Lisa Torraco |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | July 19, 1953 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Education: | Regents College (BS) |
Relations: | Brian Boitano (brother) |
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 for the 18th district from 1997 to 2012.
Boitano was born in San Francisco and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Regents College of the University of the State of New York (now Excelsior University), in 1989.[2]
Boitano was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1996 and assumed office in 1997. Boitano did not seek re-election in 2012 and left office in January 2013.[3] [4] 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.[5]
Boitano's brother, Brian Boitano, is a retired Olympic figure skater.[6]