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Mark Udall is serving his fourth term representing Colorado's Second Congressional District. The second district straddles the Continental Divide and includes the northwest Denver suburban parts of Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld Counties, and the mountain and resort communities of Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Summit and Eagle Counties.
Udall is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, the House Science Committee, and the House Resources Committee. He previously served on the Small Business and Agriculture Committees. His committee assignments have given him a platform to address many issues important to Colorado, including national security, energy, education, health care, technology, environment, and transportation. Udall serves as the ranking member on the Committee on Science Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, is the co-chair of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, and is a recognized national leader in promoting a balanced national energy plan. Udall is also a member of the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and Military Issues and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Mark was born on July 18, 1950, in Tucson, Arizona, and has spent his entire adult life in Colorado. After graduating from Williams College in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in American Civilization, he moved to Colorado's western slope and began a long and successful career with the Colorado Outward Bound School, as a course director and educator from 1975-85 and as the organization's Executive Director from 1985-95. Taking the challenges of his career into his own life, Mark is an avid mountaineer and has climbed or attempted some of the world's most challenging peaks, including Mt. Everest.
He and his wife, prominent attorney and conservationist Maggie Fox, have two children and live near Eldorado Springs in Boulder County.
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