Mark Acton, Commissioner
Mr. Acton's Speeches
Mr. Acton took office on August 3, 2006, and his current term ends October 14, 2010.
Mark Acton was nominated by President George W. Bush on November
7, 2005 for a term of office extending until October 14, 2010. Commissioner
Acton was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2006.
Prior to this appointment, Mr. Acton served as Special Assistant to
the Chairman of the Postal Rate Commission assisting in managing all
aspects of agency operations.
In addition to his years of public administration experience at the
Postal Rate Commission, Mr. Acton has an extensive professional history
of active involvement in the public policy arena - including nine years
of experience managing legislative and regulatory concerns as Staff Director
for the Republican National Committee Counsel's Office. Mr. Acton's
professional background includes direct mail marketing experience managing Republican
Party finance programs.
Mark Acton was appointed Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Postal
Rate Commission in 2002. Mr. Acton served a year in New York City as
Deputy to the Chairman of the 2004 Republican National Convention and,
prior to joining the agency, was Staff Director for the Republican National
Committee Counsel's Office. He has held posts as Special Assistant to
the RNC Chief Counsel as
well as RNC Counsel's Office
Government Relations Officer and Redistricting Coordinator. At the 2000 Republican
National Convention in Philadelphia, Acton was Executive Director of the Committee
on Permanent Organization and, four years earlier in San Diego, was Deputy
Executive Director of the Committee on Rules for the 1996 Republican
National Convention. He was chosen also as Executive Director of the
RNC Redistricting Task Force, chief RNC
liaison to the Republican National Lawyers Association, and lead coordinator for the
RNC Campaign Finance
Task Force. From 1989 until 1993, Mark Acton was Deputy Redistricting
Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee and prior
to that he was an Assistant Director for RNC
Major Donor Finance Programs as well as Assistant to the
RNC Director of Computer Services.
Commissioner Acton, who resides in Washington, DC, is a native of Louisville,
Kentucky where he attended the University of Louisville. He holds a Master
of Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business
at the University of Maryland. Commissioner Acton is an active member
of the University of Louisville Alumni Association, the Kentucky Society
of Washington, the United States Tennis Association, and the Honorable
Order of Kentucky Colonels.