# Mark Davitt

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**Mark Davitt** (born 1952) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 74th District.[1] He has served in the [Iowa House of Representatives](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives) from 2003 to 2009.

Davitt was re-elected in 2006 with 5,802 votes (52%), defeating [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Iowa) opponent Doug Shull.[2] He was defeated for re-election in 2008, losing to Republican [Kent Sorenson](/source/Kent_Sorenson).

Davitt was a candidate in the [special election](/source/Special_election) for the seat in the [Iowa Senate](/source/Iowa_Senate) resigned by Sorenson in 2013.[3]

## Early life and education

Davitt was born in [Winterset, Iowa](/source/Winterset,_Iowa) and was raised working on his parents farm.[4]

## Career

He is also a small business owner. He owns and operates Davitt Photo Alliance, which specialized is commercial photography. Davitt, a Democrat, served six years in the Iowa House.[4]

## Organizations

He is a member of the following organizations:

- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola
- [Knights of Columbus](/source/Knights_of_Columbus)
- [Indianola Lions Club](/source/Lions_Club_International)
- Elected member of the Warren County Extension Council
- Past member of Warren County Farm Bureau[4]

## Family

Davitt is the son of Phil and Theo. He is married to his wife Amy Duncan and together they have two children, Elizabeth and Duncan.[4]

## References

1. ["State Representative"](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=301)

1. ["Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070715101939/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf). [Iowa Secretary of State](/source/Iowa_Secretary_of_State). Archived from [the original](http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf) on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

1. ["Davitt will face Garrett for Sorenson seat | the des Moines Register …"](https://archive.today/20131024005814/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20131022/NEWS09/310220046/1056/news05). *www.desmoinesregister.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20131022/NEWS09/310220046/1056/news05) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

1. ["Iowa Senate district 13 special: Julian Garrett vs. Mark Davitt"](http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/6536/iowa-senate-district-13-special-julian-garrett-vs-mark-davitt). Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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