Mark Sickles

Mark Sickles has represented the 43rd House District – now including Franconia, Kingstowne, Huntington, Lorton, and Ft. Belvoir neighborhoods of South Fairfax County – since 2004. He currently serves on the Appropriations Committee, including its Higher Education, Transportation, and Health subcommittees, the Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee, and the Privileges and Elections Committee. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. As a part-time legislator, he works full-time for a national marine construction company based in Metropolitan New York. He has two Masters Degrees from Georgia Tech and a B.S. from Clemson University. In civic life, he was appointed by Supervisor Joe Alexander and Supervisor Dana Kauffman to the Fairfax County Library Board, serving for 11 years and one term as Chairman. In his two years as Chairman (1998-2000), Mark oversaw the opening of a new library in Kingstowne and the development of a ten-year capital improvement plan that resulted in the renovation of the Richard Byrd and Martha Washington libraries and acquisition of over seven acres for the future development of a regional library on Beulah Street near Manchester Boulevard. He also served as President of United Community Ministries – a social-service non-profit providing employment services, aid to the homeless, and high-quality daycare to low-income children – during a six-year term on its board. He is currently on the Aerospace Advisory Council and the George Mason University of Conflict Analysis and Resolution’s (S-CAR) Advisory Board. He is an active member of the Bioscience Caucus. He was formerly a member of the Substance Abuse Services Council, and the Commission on Military and National Security Facilities.