After serving almost two decades as a pastor – Congressman Mark Walker followed a new calling and launched an improbable but successful campaign to represent the people of North Carolina in the United States Congress. With a message of putting people before politics and a heart for all communities, Rep. Walker took on the challenges of reducing the waste and excess of the federal government, fighting human trafficking, getting Washington out of our classrooms and working on tax reform to help stimulate job growth and expand small businesses.
In the 115th Congress, Walker was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee – the 150-member conservative caucus of the House Republicans and a leading influencer on policy since 1973. He is also the Co-Chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus which works successfully to promote efforts that protect the free exercise of religion for all Americans. Additionally, Walker is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on House Administration.
A native Floridian, Walker has called the Piedmont-Triad home for almost three decades. In vocational church ministry, Rep. Walker worked in various pastor roles including directing musical productions and leading overseas mission trips as well as into the heart of our nation's inner cities. Prior to his ministry work, Walker worked in business and financial management.
Walker lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife Kelly, and his three children – Ryan, Rachel and Anna Claire. Kelly is a nurse practitioner and flight trauma specialist for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare program.