Mark Treaster

Mark R. Treaster is a Democratic former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and businessman. He served the Kansas 104th district from 2004-2008. In 2012, he ran for a seat in the Kansas Senate. While in the state house, he served on the House Transportation Committee.

Before entering politics and business, Treaster was an educator in Pretty Prairie, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in 1977 and a Master of Science in Learning Disabilities in 1991, both from Emporia State University.

In 2010, he was named to the USDA Farm Service Agency state committee in Kansas and still holds the position as of January 2016.