title: Mark Cardenas
text: # Mark Cardenas
  
  Mark Cardenas (born October 23, 1986) is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to 2019. Before serving in the legislature, Cardenas was a soldier (serving in the Iraq War) and an accountant. He also serves on the Estrella Village Planning Committee. In 2013, Cardenas spent a week living on the street to raise money for a transitional-living facility for female veterans.
  
  