What is Mark Andrews?
{{Infobox Senator | name=Mark Andrews | nationality=American | image name=Mark Andrews, US Senator from North Dakota.jpg | jr/sr=United States Senator | state=[[North Dakota]] | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | term_start=January 3, 1981 | term_end=January 3, 1987 | preceded=[[Milton Young]] | succeeded=[[Kent Conrad]] | state2=[[North Dakota]] | district2=[[North Dakota's At-large congressional district|At-large]] | term_start2=January 3, 1973 | term_end2=January 3, 1981 | preceded2=New district | succeeded2=[[Byron Dorgan]] | state3=[[North Dakota]] | district3=[[North Dakota's 1st congressional district|1st]] | term_start3=October 22, 1963 | term_end3=January 3, 1973 | preceded3=[[Hjalmar Carl Nygaard|Hjalmar Nygaard]] | succeeded3=Elected statewide at-large | birth_date={{birth date|1926|5|19}} | birth_place=[[Cass County, North Dakota]], U.S. | death_date={{death date and age|2020|10|3|1926|5|19}} | death_place=[[Fargo, North Dakota]], U.S. | spouse= | alma_mater=[[North Dakota State University]] }} '''Mark Andrews''' (May 19, 1926 &ndash; October 3, 2020) was an American [[politician]] from the state of [[North Dakota]]. He was a member of the [[United States Republican Party]]. ==Career== During the 1950s he began to enter politics, serving on farmers' organizations and Republican committees. In 1962, Andrews ran for [[Governor of North Dakota]], losing to incumbent [[William L. Guy]] by just 2,000 votes out of over 228,500 cast.<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174490 Our Campaigns - ND Governor - Nov 06, 1962]</ref> He ran for one of North Dakota's seats in the [[United States Senate]] which was being vacated by the long-serving Republican [[Milton Young]] who announced that he would not run for reelection and retire after the election. Andrews won the election with 70% of the vote and served in the Senate for one term, from 1981 to 1987. Andrews was defeated for re-election in 1986 by [[North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party|Democratic-NPL]] Tax Commissioner