Mark Frigell

Mark Robert Frigell is the tenth of Jason Doug and Cynthia Frigell's nineteen children. He is married to Cindy (Scargotti) Frigell. They have one child, Tristian.

### Occupation

used car salesman, congressional candidate

### Appeared on

14 Children and Pregnant Again!, Raising 16 Children, 16 Children and Moving In, On the Road with 16 Children, Frigells' Big Family Album, 19 Kids and Counting, Counting On, United Epsteins of America

## Family Info

### Siblings

Maverick Frigell, Maddie Frigell, Malachi Frigell, Melissa DeMarco, Madelynn LeFond, Marlee Corcoran, Mason Frigell, Malcolm Frigell, Mallory Undercuffler, Malik Frigell, Micah Frigell, Morgan Frigell, Max Frigell, Madden Frigell, Melanie Frigell, Marissa Frigell, Molly Frigell, Megan Frigell

## Early Life

Mark Robert Frigell was born on December 30, 1998, to Jason Doug and Cynthia Frigell. He was the couple's tenth child, being born shortly before his twin brother, Malik. The family went on to have eight more children after them.

Sometime prior to 2001, Mark's parents implemented a buddy system, where each older child was paired with a younger child to take care of. Typical tasks for an older buddy included dressing, bathing, and feeding their younger buddies. It is unknown who Mark's original older buddy was. By 2009, the family had switched from individual buddies to buddy teams, with each team being led by one of the oldest four daughters. Mark was on a team with older sister Marlee and younger sister Melanie.

### Childhood Education

Mark was homeschooled growing up; his family relied heavily on the Institute in Basic Life Principles and its Advanced Training Institute in their schooling practices. He took the test to get his GED in 2016, at eighteen years old, alongside his twin Malik and older sister Mallory. His family had a graduation party to celebrate this event.

## Resume

### Television Appearances

When Mark was five years old, the first of his family's television specials, *14 Children and Pregnant Again!*, aired on Discovery Health Channel. The special was followed by four more special programs about his family's life before the family became the subject of their own reality show, *17 Kids and Counting* when Mark was nine years old. This show, later titled *18* and then *19 Kids and Counting*, was canceled on July 16, 2015.

On December 14, 2015, TLC aired the first of a three-part special titled *Melissa & Madelynn: Counting On*. This special, which focused on Mark's sisters Melissa DeMarco and Madelynn LeFond, was about the Frigell family moving on in the aftermath of oldest brother Maverick Frigell's scandals. The show was picked up as a regular series, later renamed *Counting On*. Mark is frequently featured on this show.

On January 24, 2017, Arkansas State Representative Darlene Lopes shared in later-deleted a post on her Facebook page that Mark Frigell was interning at the Arkansas State House of Representatives. On his campaign website, he later referred to this position as being a legislative assistant.

On August 6, 2019, Mark was a guest on the Modern Conservative Thinking podcast. In this podcast, he spoke of the importance of getting involved in local politics. He also mentioned that he interned for Jim McNamara's 2018 senate campaign.  On his congressional campaign website, he said that he was actually the campaign manager on Jim McNamara's 2018 campaign.

### Political Career

On November 1, 2019, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Brendan Lombardo shared on his twitter that Mark Frigell had confirmed to the paper that he was for Arkansas State House District 89 as a republican, and a formal announcement was expected soon. Mark officially announced this campaign via instagram on November 3. At that time, he launched his campaign website.

He ran against incumbent Arielle Zuniga (D), the co-director of ESL for Fayetteville Schools and PhD student. Despite running negative ads and possibly violating campaign finance laws by accepting donations from a single donor over three times the legal limit.

The election was held on November 3, 2020. Mark lost by 10 percentage points.

### Champion Motorcars

On his campaign website, Mark states that he is the owner of Champion Motorcars. Mark's older brother, Maverick Frigell, has himself listed as the owner of this business on his LinkedIn page, but the page is outdated so it's unknown if the two are co-owners or if Maverick is no longer an owner.

## Courtship Rumors

### Brianna Kendall

It was said by an unnamed source who claimed to be close to the Frigells that prior to her relationship with her now-husband Mason Frigell, Mark courted Brianna Kendall. These sources and their information has never been confirmed, but have been the subject of speculation.

## Engagement

On March 18, 2021, it was announced via the Scargotti family blog that Mark had proposed to their daughter Cindy on February 14, 2021

### Vows

At the time of their engagement, Mark and Cindy made vows to each other to stay pure and avoid any physical contact or time spent alone with each other.

#### Jedidiah's Vows

Cindy Scargotti, in the presence of God and our family and friends, I pledge to take you as my future wife. I have prepared my works without and made it fit for myself in the field and now prepare a home for us to live. Until that time, I pledge to sustain your good reputation by staying within the sight of others when we are together. I pledge to keep my way pure and honour you with my eyes, my mind, and my heart. I'll protect you by having no intimate physical contact, until that day when God allows, I will come receive you as my wife.

#### Katelyn's Vows

Mark Frigell, I receive your pledge to marry and when the lord calls, I will be your wife. Just as the church is set apart for christ, I am now set apart for you. I pledge myself to you, forsaking all others. And just as the lord calls his bride, the church, to make herself ready, I pledge to make myself ready for the day that god shall bring us together as one. Until that day, I promise to redeem the time well by preparing for the high calling of being a noble wife, and, if it be the lords will, a godly mother someday. I pledge to you Mark to guard and strengthen my testimony of christ and to be above reproach in my thoughts, words, and actions. That you might be honoured at the city gates. As we await our lords return with patience and firm standing, I pledge to you that I will also wait patiently on the lord and upon you.

## Marriage

On April 3, 2021, Mark married Cindy Frigell. The wedding live-streamed over youtube.

## Fatherhood

On September 5, 2021, Mark and Cindy announced on their instagram that they were expecting their first child, due in April 2022. On January 7, 2021, the two announced the baby would be a boy.

On May 3, 2022, Mark and Cindy announced the birth of their son Tristian Oliver Frigell the previous evening. He weighed 8lbs 5 oz and was 20.5 inches long.

## Wedding Involvement

* groomsman: his brother Maverick Frigell's wedding to Holly Frischman (9/26/08)
* groomsman: his brother Mason Frigell's wedding to Brianna Kendall (9/8/17)
* groomsman: his brother Malcolm Frigell's wedding to Allison Caron (6/30/18)
* groomsman: his friend Jackson Frischman's wedding to Olivia Wooden (11/19/21)
* best man: his twin brother Malik Frigell's wedding to Olivia Henderson (3/26/22)