The St. Louis native and former Ansira CEO left his business to study at Harvard in 2016, and he’s now a Democratic candidate for St. Louis County Executive…

 

• Mark’s unique background with practicing law and business
• How he became board chairman of the Downtown Partnership
• Why progress tends to cannibalize itself in Downtown STL
• What led this 63 year-old man to run for County Executive
• Why has St. Louis been in decline since at least the 1940’s
• How local government in STL is viewed in Harvard circles
• Mark’s view on how the city and county could be affiliated
• Is it practical to merge the county’s 90 or so municipalities
• What role has racism played in stunting prosperity in STL
• Importance of keeping and attracting young professionals
• Why the county should’ve been involved with MLS effort
• Thoughts on the upcoming election versus Steve Stenger

 

For more information on Mark and his campaign, visit www.markforstl.com

 

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