Mark Keam
Mark Keam is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat, he has represented the 35th District since 2009. His district encompasses a portion of Fairfax County, including the town of Vienna, Virginia, where he resides.
As a freshman Delegate, Mark serves on the House Finance and on the House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committees. Additionally, he was appointed by Speaker of the House Bill Howell to serve as a member of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, which the General Assembly created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Mark was also appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to serve on the Leadership and Policy Team of the Virginia Prisoner and Juvenile Re-Entry Council, which was established to improve the correctional system in Virginia.
After earning undergraduate and law degrees in California, Mark moved to Northern Virginia to work for the federal government. He was an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission, and then a policy counsel at the Small Business Administration. There, he fought to create a level playing field for women-owned businesses and minority enterprises. When President Clinton left office, he moved to Capitol Hill to serve as Chief Counsel to Democratic Senator Dick Durbin on the Senate Judiciary Committee. There, he helped fight the right wing agenda of the Bush Administration, including many of their judicial appointments. [1]
Advisory Board Asian American Action Fund
Circa 2013, Mark Keam served on the Honorary Board of the Asian American Action Fund.[2]
2014 NAKASEC press conference
Rep. Gerry Connolly did a press conference in August 2014 with delegate Mark Keam, Diane Bui and Grace Han Wolf.
Virginia DACA press conference
NAKASEC June 15, 2016;
In celebration of the fourth year anniversary of #DACA, we held a press conference and screening of Halmoni with Delegate Mark Keam, ethnic media reporters, community leaders, and staffers from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Mark Warner, and Congressman Gerry Connolly's offices. It was through the bravery of young people who shared their stories, dared to dream above their challenges and barriers, and their perseverance that DACA was earned and won...