Mark Bircher

Marine Corps Reserve Brigadier General Mark Bircher (Ret)

Mark Bircher is a retired Marine Corps Reserve brigadier general, commercial pilot (Boeing 777), lawyer, scholar, and former Blue Angels pilot.[1] He was a Republican Party candidate in Florida's 13th congressional district special election, 2014.[1][2] He is the Republican candidate for the 2016 election in Florida's 13th congressional district.[3]

Bircher is a graduate of the Naval Academy and the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN).[4] He became a fighter pilot and flew the A-4 Skyhawk and F/A-18 Hornet. He was awarded the Bronze Star.[5] He flew with the Blue Angels for three years. In 2003 he deployed to Iraq. In 2009 he retired from the Marine Corps Reserves as a Brigadier General.[1]

Bircher ran as a conservative candidate in the Republican primary in the 2014 special election for Florida's 13th congressional district. Bircher finished third with 24% of the vote, behind State Representative Kathleen Peters (29%) and lobbyist David Jolly (45%) who went on to defeat Alex Sink in the March 11, 2014 special election.[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Blue Angels pilot runs for Congress". WTSP 10 News. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Pinellas congressional candidate Mark Bircher: Accomplished but unlikely by Adam C. Smith December 31, 2013 Tampa Bay Times
  3. ↑ Official Campaign Website 2016
  4. 1 2 "BGen Mark Bircher". Combat Veterans For Congress. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Mark William Bircher Military Times
  6. ↑ "Special Primary Election January 14, 2014 Official Results". Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "If you want to fight Obamacare, send in a Marine: BGen Mark Bircher". Allen B. West. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Republican Liberty Caucus Endorses Mark Bircher for Congress in Florida". Republican Liberty Caucus of Tampa Bay. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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