district residence succeeded children religion birth_place party profession term_end preceded state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name alma_mater
10b ottertail , minnesota '' district redrawn '' 2 catholic salem , oregon republican party of minnesota business owner , legislator january 7 , 2013 dean simpson minnesota february 20 , 1952 january 6 , 2009 pat mark murdock
 minnesota mark murdock southwest state college
mark murdock

mark a. murdock -lrb- born february 20 , 1952 -rrb- is a minnesota politician and former member of the minnesota house of representatives representing district 10b , which included portions of becker , otter tail and wadena counties in the northwestern part of the state .
a republican , he is also the owner and operator of an ace hardware in perham .
murdock was elected in 2008 , running after three-term rep. dean simpson opted not to seek re-election .
he was re-elected in 2010 .
he was a member of the house 's commerce and labor committee and k-12 education policy and oversight committee , and also served on the commerce and labor subcommittee for the labor and consumer protection division , on which he was the ranking minority party member , and the environment policy and oversight subcommittee for the game , fish and forestry division .
murdock attended southwest state college in marshall , graduating with a b.a. in history and political science in 1974 .
he has been active in his community as a bank board and chamber of commerce member , and is a former president of the local jaycees .
