Mark DeSaulnier
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-10| Age | 74 (b. 1952-03-31) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Irish and French-Canadian descent) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in History from College of the Holy Cross (1974) |
| Prior occupation | Restaurant owner/operator in the San Francisco Bay Area (owned TR's Bar and Grill in Concord); earlier worked as a probation officer, truck driver, and hotel services employee |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Marital status | Divorced — Melinda Clune (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Concord, California |
| Notable relatives | Father Edward Joseph DeSaulnier Jr. was a Massachusetts state legislator and Superior Court judge who was disbarred in 1972 over bribery allegations |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Concord Planning Commission (appointed 1988) · Concord City Council (1991-1994); Mayor of Concord (1993) · Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (1994-2006) · California State Assembly, 11th district (2006-2008) · California State Senate, 7th district (2008-2014) |
| Committees | Committee on Ethics (Ranking Member, 119th Congress) · Committee on Education and the Workforce · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus · Gun Violence Prevention Task Force |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Committee on Ethics (since February 2025) |
| Party history | Republican before 2000; switched to Democratic Party in 2000 |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus with a strongly liberal/progressive voting record; voted in line with President Biden's stated position 100% of the time as of October 2021 |
| Signature legislation | SB 1366 (California, 2012) - required gun owners to report lost/stolen firearms within 48 hours · Bots Research Act, H.R. 2860 (2019) · Legislation (with Rep. David Cicilline) allowing local newspapers to operate as nonprofits · Breaking the Gridlock Act (2023) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: Transportation Unions (industry total) ($57,812) · Mackenzie Capital Management ($15,700)
Top industries: Transportation Unions
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.