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Mark is from Grove City, Ohio, and attended Grove City High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from Ohio University.  He volunteers with the Grove City Buddy Ball League, the Grove City Food Pantry, and Keep Grove City Beautiful. He is married to his wife, Melissa, with whom he has 3 children.

Mark owns Pheonix Events. He worked as an executive at a Honda in Marysville, Ohio. 

Mark Sigrist currently serves as a member of the Grove City Council. He was named to this position in 2022 and is serving his first term. 

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Believes in increasing affordable housing near the workplace.

Wants to focus on increasing affordable housing near workplaces.

Believes affordable housing is a national crisis due to unregulated investments and soaring interest rates, leading to a shortage of family-sized and starter homes.

Believes central Ohio faces a "perfect storm" of population growth and inadequate housing preparation.

Believes the " situation in central Ohio is especially dire as we continue to forecast a population increase, putting an increased demand on existing housing and new builds."

Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are pressing economic issues to address.

Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are important economic issues that must be addressed.

Believes in improving housing, public transportation, and pedestrian pathways to create a more equitable economy.

Wants to improve housing, expand public transportation, and develop safer pedestrian pathways.

- Wants to focus on increasing affordable housing near workplaces.
- Believes affordable housing is a national crisis due to unregulated investments and soaring interest rates, leading to a shortage of family-sized and starter homes.
- Believes the " situation in central Ohio is especially dire as we continue to forecast a population increase, putting an increased demand on existing housing and new builds."
- Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are important economic issues that must be addressed.
- Wants to improve housing, expand public transportation, and develop safer pedestrian pathways.

Economy

Supports decriminalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.

Supports legalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.

Believes the increase in school violence is a "growing plague of weaponized violence in schools across the nation" and emphasizes the need to protect children and educators.

Believes stress for students, teachers, and parents has become "exponentially worse due to the increase in school violence.'

- Supports legalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.
- Believes stress for students, teachers, and parents has become "exponentially worse due to the increase in school violence.'

Public Safety

Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are preventable and require "bold solutions" to address.

Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are a "preventable problem" and "will require bold solutions."

Believes Ohio should maintain and improve Medicaid, saying it "promotes not only better health and quality of life, but also drives job expansion."

Believes COVID-19 has significantly impacted healthcare systems, causing them to be "stressed to the max."

Believes "COVID set us back in many areas, and our systems are stressed to the max."

Wants to prioritize improving senior care.

- Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are a "preventable problem" and "will require bold solutions."
- Believes Ohio should maintain and improve Medicaid, saying it "promotes not only better health and quality of life, but also drives job expansion."
- Believes "COVID set us back in many areas, and our systems are stressed to the max."
- Wants to prioritize improving senior care.

Healthcare

Believes the quality of public education should not depend on one's zip code and supports fair, fully-funded, and safe public schools for all.

Believes in fully-funded and safe public schools for all.

Believes the quality of ones public education should not depend on their zip code.

- Believes in fully-funded and safe public schools for all.
- Believes the quality of ones public education should not depend on their zip code.

Education

As of August 21, 2024, Mark Sigrist’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Mark is from Grove City, Ohio, and attended Grove City High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from Ohio University. He is married to his wife, Melissa, with whom he has 3 children.

Believes in staying active and engaged in public service, even in retirement.

Believes the aging population will significantly increase the need for basic personal care assistance.

Supports the installation of benches in public spaces.

Believes in honoring public safety officials through memorials.

Supports installing 26 benches with plaques personalized by the families of the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Founded an initiative to periodically sell T-shirts and sweatshirts that read “Thank You GCPD.” The shirts supporting our police were purchased at his cost for $3 and $10 respectively, usually near Christmas timing.

Believes the need for community services, such as food pantries, has increased due to COVID-19.

Believes the food pantry has faced its own pandemic-related challenges.

Believes in "bold solutions" and holistic approaches to improve healthcare and connect citizens with life-affirming activities and opportunities.

- Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are a "preventable problem" and "will require bold solutions."
- Believes Ohio should maintain and improve Medicaid, saying it "promotes not only better health and quality of life, but also drives job expansion."
- Believes "COVID set us back in many areas, and our systems are stressed to the max."

Believes in "continuous improvement" in education, emphasizing consensus building, problem-solving, root cause analysis, and team decision-making.

Believes public education is "the most important product in US Society" and warns that failing to prioritize it in 2024 will disadvantage future generations due to funding rollbacks by "radical groups and legislators."

Believes there is a "tsunami of anxiety" among teachers, students, and parents regarding the current public education experience.

Believes in providing the necessary tools, environment, and funding for students, teachers, and staff to thrive in the 21st century.

Believes education is crucial for the success of future generations and the prosperity of the nation, and said "every child in America deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and be inspired."

Supports creating clean, sustainable outdoor spaces.

Supports environmental conservation and community engagement through cleanup and environmental programs.

As a Honda North America employee, helped build consensus and plans for roughly $500 million in annual personnel, factory construction, machinery and supply needs.

As chairman of the Zero-Waste cleanup committee at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Community festival, secured SWACO Grants and publicly advocated for environmental stewardship.

Believes no one is currently representing District 10 voters and plans to change that despite "manipulative gerrymandering" attempts to disenfranchise them.

Mark is from Grove City, Ohio, and graduated from Grove City High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Ohio University. He and his wife, Melissa, have 3 children.

Mark Sigrist had a long career at Honda in Marysville, Ohio, where he was known as a pragmatic manager. He currently serves on the Grove City Council.

As of September 25, 2024, Mark Sigrist’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Believes in increasing affordable housing near the workplace.
- Believes affordable housing is a national crisis due to unregulated investments and soaring interest rates, leading to a shortage of family-sized and starter homes.
- Believes central Ohio faces a "perfect storm" of population growth and inadequate housing preparation.
- Believes "runaway inflation and stagnant wages" are pressing economic issues to address.
- Believes in improving housing, public transportation, and pedestrian pathways to create a more equitable economy.

- Supports decriminalizing recreational cannabis use and sales.
- Believes the increase in school violence is a "growing plague of weaponized violence in schools across the nation" and emphasizes the need to protect children and educators.

- Believes opioid addiction and overdoses are preventable and require "bold solutions" to address.
- Believes Ohio should maintain and improve Medicaid, saying it "promotes not only better health and quality of life, but also drives job expansion."
- Believes COVID-19 has significantly impacted healthcare systems, causing them to be "stressed to the max."

Supports fair, fully-funded, and safe public schools for all.

- Supports fair, fully-funded, and safe public schools for all.

As of September 23, 2024, Mark Sigrist’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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