Mark Limbaugh
Deputy Commissioner

Mark Limbaugh is the Deputy Commissioner and Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C.

Limbaugh joined the Bush Administration and was named Reclamation's Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs in January, 2002, to oversee Reclamation's Congressional and Legislative and Public Affairs activities. He was appointed Deputy Commissioner in June 2003. He also is the executive responsible for the agency's relationships with federal, state and local governments, as well as national-level citizen and nongovernmental groups.

Limbaugh previously served as President of the Family Farm Alliance, Watermaster of Idaho's Payette River Basin, and Executive Director of the Payette River Water Users Association. He is a native of Fruitland, Idaho, and a graduate of the University of Idaho.

Limbaugh also serves as a Director for the U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage and has been actively involved in various state and federal water organizations throughout his career. A native of southwestern Idaho and for many years an Idaho family farmer, Limbaugh earned his B.S. cum laude in 1978 from the University of Idaho and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Limbaugh and his wife, Cindy, have four children and two grandchildren.

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