About Mark 

State Representative Mark M. Gillen was elected to serve the people of the 128th Legislative District on Nov. 2, 2010. As a state representative, his top priorities will be eliminating wasteful spending, reducing the size of state government and continuing the fight to eliminate property taxes.


Prior to being elected, Mark previously served as the educational director of the Salt and Light Foundation, working on international projects. He is a former Pennsylvania correctional officer and past program director and field representative for the Wilds of the Rockies Camp in Colorado. He is also an Act 48 certified teacher.

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Mark previously served as a Berks County jury commissioner and on Mohnton Borough Council. He is a member of a number of civic organizations and clubs, as well as the Mohnton Fish and Game Protective Association, the Neversink Gun Club, the Perry Township Game Association and the Pike Township Sportsman’s Association.


He graduated from Pennsburg High School and attended Bucks County Community College, Bob Jones University and the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg. He has a master’s degree in education from Kutztown University.


He and his wife, Kim, live in Mohnton with their four daughters, Hannah, Glory, Grace and Liberty.

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