Profile
Mary Bono Mack
Member + U.S. House of Representatives
Female
Born
Oct 24, 1961
Age
51
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Political Party
Republican Party
Religion
Protestantism
Alma Mater
University of Sou...
Other Names
Mack, Mary B.
Mary Bono Mack is the U.S. Representative for, and previously the 44th, serving since 1998. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Palm Springs and includes most of central and eastern Riverside County. Bono Mack sits on the… Read More
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Glenn BaxleyMarried 2000 - 2005
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Mary Bono Mack
Age 51
children
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Chesare Elan BonoSon
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Chianna Maria BonoDaughter
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Cramer: Mc Clendon's Departure May Mark Bottom In Natural GasThe Street - Jan 31, 2013
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Algerian Gas Plant Seizure May Mark New Stage In Al Qaida EvolutionNPR - Jan 22, 2013
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Jfk Assassin's Apartment DemolishedHuffington Post - Jan 14, 2013
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Nicholas Snow: Hollywood Awards Season Kicks Off With The 2013 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala (Audio)Huffington Post - Jan 09, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1961
Birth
Born on October 24, 1961.
1963
1 Year Old
Bono Mack was born Mary Whitaker in Cleveland, Ohio, to Clay Whitaker, a physician and World War II veteran, and Karen Whitaker, a chemist. In 1963, in her second year, she moved with her parents to South Pasadena, California.
TWENTIES
1984
22 Years Old
Bono Mack worked her way through the University of Southern California, graduating in 1984 with a bachelor of arts in art history.
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1986
24 Years Old
In 1986, Bono Mack married singer and actor Sonny Bono and moved to Palm Springs. Soon after, Sonny Bono became interested in politics, serving as Mayor of Palm Springs from 1988 to 1992 before being elected to Congress in 1994.
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THIRTIES
She then won in the special election held on April 7, 1998.
1999
37 Years Old
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In 1999, she voted in favor of the Largent Amendment, to ban adoption by same-sex couples in Washington, D.C. Bono Mack has, however, voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment twice.
2001
39 Years Old
In 2001, Bono Mack married Wyoming businessman Glenn Baxley about 18 months after they met in Mexico. They filed for divorce in 2005.
FORTIES
As of 2007, Bono Mack was one of eight representatives to have been elected to their seats following the deaths of their husbands: Lindy Boggs (D-LA); Frances Payne Bolton (R-OH); Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO); Lois Capps (D-CA); Doris Matsui (D-CA); Beverly Byron (D-MD); and Sala Burton (D-CA).
She won her sixth term in 2008 with 58% of the vote, down slightly from 60.7% in 2006.
2010
48 Years Old
In December 2010, Bono Mack was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing the United States military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly homosexual service members.
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