Mark Fahleson was elected as the State Chairman from Nebraska in January of 2009, and unanimously reelected in January 2011. He has served on the RNC Rules, Technology, Contests and Arrangements Committees, and Chairman of the Nebraska delegation to the 2012 Republican National Convention.

Fahleson earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He is currently an attorney at Rembolt Ludtke LLP, a special assistant to the Nebraska Attorney General, a member of the Downtown Lincoln Rotary #14, and a member of the National Republican Lawyers Association.

Previously, Fahleson served as the Chairman of the Lancaster County Republican Party and General Counsel to the Nebraska Republican Party. He was Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Jon Christensen (R-NE), judicial clerk for the Honorable D. Nick Caporale of the Nebraska Supreme Court, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law. He currently resides in Lincoln, NE with his wife and three daughters.