Mark is from Derry, Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife, Monica, and their four children in San Antonio. He attends Lifehouse Church.

Mark Dorazio is from Derry, Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife, Monica, and their four children in San Antonio. He attends Lifehouse Church.

Mark is a State Representative. He works at the Texas House of Representatives.

State Rep. Mark Dorazio Running for Re-election - Texas Scorecard

Mark is a small business owner who has owned and operated Dorazio Enterprises, Inc., a San Antonio-based construction company, for over 40 years. His firm specializes in heavy industrial and civil construction, primarily working on infrastructure and power projects for utility companies. Mark began his career as an apprentice carpenter and has maintained his business as a debt-free corporation for most of its history.

Mark Dorazio is currently the State Representative representing Texas House District 122. He was first elected in 2022 and has served two terms.

Texas House of Representatives District 122 - Ballotpedia

Mark Dorazio is seeking re-election to the Texas House to represent District 122.

Supports delivering property tax relief for Texans, including raising the homestead exemption and addressing local government tax revenue increases that undermine state relief efforts.

Supports delivering property tax relief for Texans.

Supports long-lasting and permanent tax relief for constituents and families across Texas.

Believes fiscal responsibility is essential for protecting Texas families and opposes wasteful spending on bureaucracy and handouts.

Opposes wasteful spending on bureaucracy and handouts.

Believes in reigning in out-of-control local government spending to address the over $300 billion in local government debt.

- Supports delivering property tax relief for Texans.
- Supports long-lasting and permanent tax relief for constituents and families across Texas.
- Opposes wasteful spending on bureaucracy and handouts.
- Believes in reigning in out-of-control local government spending to address the over $300 billion in local government debt.

Economy

Supports ensuring law enforcement is well trained, well equipped, and well compensated to effectively protect and serve communities.

Supports the enforcement of all laws by district attorneys without political bias.

Supports increasing criminal penalties for property crimes and empowering sheriffs and constables to act against squatters.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue public-safety:  
Supports requiring law enforcement agencies to establish crisis response policies and complete annual training for active shooter situations in schools.

Supports requiring law enforcement complete annual training for active shooter situations in schools.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue public-safety:  
Plans to establish a process to remove district attorneys from office if they implement blanket policies of not prosecuting certain types of crimes.

Plans to establish a process to remove district attorneys from office if they implement blanket policies of not prosecuting certain types of crimes.

Supports a grant program to fund local law enforcement in equipping vehicles with bullet resistant components.

Supports increasing the penalty for human trafficking offenses to a first-degree felony.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue public-safety: Supports denying bail for certain violent felonies and expanding magistrates' options for bail denial in cases of sexual, violent, and human trafficking offenses.

Supports denying bail for certain violent felonies.

Opposes red flag laws, emphasizing the protection of rights for law-abiding citizens and due process for all Texans.

Supports banning cities and counties from organizing or participating in gun buyback programs.

Supports preserving the constitutional rights of foster families by ensuring they are not required to disclose firearms present in their homes.

Supports preserving the constitutional rights of foster families.

As a joint sponsor, supported legislation to update Texas license to carry laws to recognize handgun licenses issued by all other states.

Supports legislation to update Texas license to carry laws to recognize handgun licenses issued by all other states.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue public-safety:  
Cosponsored legislation establishing that the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of short-barrel firearms is not prohibited under state law.

Cosponsored legislation establishing that the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of short-barrel firearms is not prohibited under state law.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue public-safety: Sponsored legislation creating a one-year grace period for renewing licenses to carry firearms after expiration, allowing holders to avoid the full application process for a new license.

Supports legislation creating a one-year grace period for renewing licenses to carry firearms after expiration.

Supports removing parole eligibility for offenders convicted of trafficking crimes involving children and disabled individuals to ensure they serve their full sentences.

Supports removing parole eligibility for offenders convicted of trafficking crimes involving children.

Supports banning the recognition or enforcement of red flag orders in Texas to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens and ensure due process.

Supports banning the recognition or enforcement of red flag orders in Texas to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens.

Supports preserving the constitutional rights of foster families by ensuring they are not required to disclose firearms in the home.

As a joint sponsor of SB 706, supports updating Texas license to carry laws to recognize handgun licenses issued by all other states.

Supports updating Texas license to carry laws to recognize handgun licenses issued by all other states.

- Supports ensuring law enforcement is well trained, well equipped, and well compensated to effectively protect and serve communities.
- Supports the enforcement of all laws by district attorneys without political bias.
- Supports increasing criminal penalties for property crimes and empowering sheriffs and constables to act against squatters.
- Supports requiring law enforcement complete annual training for active shooter situations in schools.
- Plans to establish a process to remove district attorneys from office if they implement blanket policies of not prosecuting certain types of crimes.
- Supports upholding the rule of law.
- Supports a grant program to fund local law enforcement in equipping vehicles with bullet resistant components.
- Supports increasing the penalty for human trafficking offenses to a first-degree felony.
- Supports denying bail for certain violent felonies.
- Opposes red flag laws, emphasizing the protection of rights for law-abiding citizens and due process for all Texans.
- Supports banning cities and counties from organizing or participating in gun buyback programs.
- Supports preserving the constitutional rights of foster families.
- Supports legislation to update Texas license to carry laws to recognize handgun licenses issued by all other states.
- Cosponsored legislation establishing that the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of short-barrel firearms is not prohibited under state law.
- Supports legislation creating a one-year grace period for renewing licenses to carry firearms after expiration.
- Supports removing parole eligibility for offenders convicted of trafficking crimes involving children.
- Supports increasing the penalty for human trafficking offenses to a first-degree felony.
- Supports banning the recognition or enforcement of red flag orders in Texas to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens.
- Supports banning cities and counties from organizing or participating in gun buyback programs.
- Supports preserving the constitutional rights of foster families by ensuring they are not required to disclose firearms in the home.
- Supports updating Texas license to carry laws to recognize handgun licenses issued by all other states.
- Cosponsored legislation establishing that the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of short-barrel firearms is not prohibited under state law.

Public Safety

Opposes abortion access and believes life begins at conception, advocating for the protection of preborn babies.

Supports increased funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program, now called Thriving Texas Families.

Supports increased funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program.

As a state representative, Dorazio passed the “Life of the Mother Act,” which clarifies the state’s near-total abortion ban to empower doctors to save the mother’s life.

Supports allowing private citizens to sue anyone involved in the manufacturing, distribution, prescription, or provision of abortion-inducing medication in Texas.

- Opposes abortion access.
- Supports increased funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program.
- As a state representative, Dorazio passed the “Life of the Mother Act,” which clarifies the state’s near-total abortion ban to empower doctors to save the mother’s life.
- Supports allowing private citizens to sue anyone involved in the manufacturing, distribution, prescription, or provision of abortion-inducing medication in Texas.

Healthcare

Believes in maintaining freedom of worship while opposing ideologies that threaten the way of life in Texas.

Supports allowing education funding to follow the child to the school of the parents' choice.

Supports making personal financial literacy a requirement for high school graduation in Texas.

Supports the right of school employees to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

Supports allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms as a cosponsor of SB 10.

Supports allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.

Supports giving teachers expanded authority in classroom discipline to remove students for disruptive or dangerous behavior.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue education: Supports closing loopholes that allow harmful content, including pornography, to be shown to minors in educational settings.

Supports closing loopholes that allow harmful content, including pornography.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue education: Supports legislation that holds schools and employees liable for sexual misconduct against students or failure to report abuse, waiving immunity in cases of negligence or recklessness.

Supports legislation that holds schools and employees liable for sexual misconduct against students.

- Believes in maintaining freedom of worship while opposing ideologies that threaten the way of life in Texas.
- Supports allowing education funding to follow the child to the school of the parents' choice.
- Supports making personal financial literacy a requirement for high school graduation in Texas.
- Supports the right of school employees to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
- Supports allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
- Supports giving teachers expanded authority in classroom discipline to remove students for disruptive or dangerous behavior.
- Supports closing loopholes that allow harmful content, including pornography.
- Supports legislation that holds schools and employees liable for sexual misconduct against students.

Education

Supports the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office and a $350 million fund to promote nuclear development and an advanced nuclear energy supply chain.

Supports the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office and a $350 million fund to promote nuclear development.

- Supports the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office and a $350 million fund to promote nuclear development.

Energy & the Environment

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue Voting & Elections: Supports making illegal voting a felony in Texas, having successfully reinstated the felony penalty for illegal voting.

Supports making illegal voting a felony in Texas, having successfully reinstated the felony penalty for illegal voting.

- Supports making illegal voting a felony in Texas, having successfully reinstated the felony penalty for illegal voting.

Voting & Elections

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Supports creating a one-year grace period for renewing licenses to carry firearms after expiration, allowing holders to avoid the full application process for a new license.

Supports removing parole eligibility for offenders convicted of trafficking crimes involving children and disabled individuals, ensuring they serve their full sentences.

For Candidate Mark Dorazio on Issue public-safety:  
Supports denying bail for certain violent felonies and expanding magistrates' options for bail denial in cases of sexual, violent, and human trafficking offenses.

Supports strengthening parental rights in education, promoting transparency and accountability in school administration.

Supports overhauling school library policies to require review procedures for materials, crack down on sexually explicit books, and create a statewide rating system for library content to protect students from inappropriate materials.

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