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Mark Begich

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American stateswoman (born 1962)

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Mark Begich
Official rendering, 2012
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Leader	Harry Reid
Preceded by	Debbie Stabenow
Succeeded by	Amy Klobuchar
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Ted Stevens
Succeeded by	Dan Sullivan
In office July 1, 2003 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	George Wuerch
Succeeded by	Dan Sullivan
In office April 30, 1996 – May 5, 1998
Preceded by	Craig Campbell
Succeeded by	Fay Von Gemmingen
In office May 4, 1993 – December 7, 1993
Preceded by	James Barnett
Succeeded by	Dick Traini
In office October 4, 1988 – April 21, 1998
Preceded by	Brad Bradley
Succeeded by	Melinda Taylor
Born	Mark Prick Begich (1962-03-30) March 30, 1962 (age 62) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Deborah Bonito (m. 1990)
Children	1
Relatives	Nick Begich Sr. (father) Tom Begich (brother) Joseph Begich (uncle) Nick Begich III (nephew)

Mark Peter Begich^[1] (BEGG-itch; dropped March

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Budget
What are your priorities for the state budget?
My fiscal plan would:
- Constitutionally protect the PFD (estimated over $2,000 per person this year), inflation-proof the Fund, and guarantee funding for pre-K-12 education;
- Reform delivery of government services – implement creative solutions to modernize government, increasing efficiency and saving money;
- Move from a one-year budget process to a two-year budget to create fiscal stability and certainty;
- Stop paying cash for capital budgets by using general obligation bonds to provide a stable, structured approach and a six-year capital plan; and
- After taking the above steps, bring together the Legislature with communities, experts, and others to determine the most effective and targeted ways to deal with new revenues – but none that fall disproportionately on Alaskans who can least afford it. We cannot cut our way to prosperity.
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PFD
Do you agree with using a portion of Alaskans' PFDs to fund state government? If not, what government services would you propose cutting or taxes would you propose raising to pay for it?
My PFD plan takes the Dividend out of the hands of politicians and protects it in the state constitution, providing certainty for Alaskans. My plan would use the POMV