Mark has the private-sector experience that is too often lacking in political leaders, having successfully built construction and homebuilding companies. He knows what it is to create jobs, make a payroll, and also give back to his community. Successful in his first political race, Mark was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2012. A lifelong conservative Republican, Mark represents District 53 which encompasses most of Moore, the state’s seventh largest city. Mark hit the ground running, serving as vice-chair of the House Utility and Environmental Regulation Committee in his first term, as well as serving on the House Judiciary Committee, where crucial issues like workers’ compensation reform were launched. Equally important, he was the only freshman legislator named to serve on the Energy Committee along with being appointed by Speaker T.W. Shannon to represent Oklahoma on The Energy Council comprised of 13 states and four Canadian provinces. In 2013 he was recognized by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau for his exemplary support of Oklahoma agricultural and farming issues. When Moore was devastated by an EF5 tornado in May 2013, Mark was immediately on the scene, even broadcasting his personal cell phone number to constituents during a televised news conference. He has been active in efforts to fund construction of storm shelters at our local schools, and remains a forceful advocate for recovery efforts. As co-founder of Shelter Oklahoma Schools, Mark has helped to raise more than $2.2 million to build shelters in Oklahoma schools. Mark is the owner of McBride Construction and Roofing and McBride Homes. Among his civic and community activities, he is a member of the Moore and South Oklahoma City Chambers of Commerce as well as the Central Oklahoma Homebuilders Association, the National Homebuilders Association, Cleveland County Rebuilding Together, the National Federation of Independent Business and the National Rifle Association. A fifth generation Oklahoman, the McBride family has called Moore home since the 1940’s. Mark graduated from Moore High School in 1979 where he was active in Future Farmers of America, serving his junior and senior years as vice president. He attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University before going into farming and ranching operations that he managed for several years. Mark also worked in the western Oklahoma oil fields for a brief time. A devoted father and grandfather, Mark has three grown daughters, two grown sons and four grandchildren; another son was killed in an automobile accident when he was 21. In addition to local church work, Mark has been involved in several areas of mission ministry and humanitarian aid. Mark is the Founder and President of Thousand Hills Mission – a non-profit organization dedicated to providing agricultural and veterinary assistance to the people of developing and Third World countries. He has consulted with mission projects in Central America, Eastern Europe and Africa. Since 2003, Mark has personally led mission teams several times a year into remote village areas of Nicaragua and Ethiopia where they help with agricultural and veterinarian projects. Mark is an active member of Life Church in Moore.
