Mark was born in 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas (Sebastian County). As the son of a Southern Baptist minister, he was taught at an early age to value faith, family, and friends.

He is a graduate of Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Arkansas (Scott County) and of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas (Clark County). While at Ouachita, he served on the Student Senate as president of his class and president of his fraternity. There, he also met and married his wife, Kim.

Mark and Kim moved to Little Rock where he started his own insurance business while she served as an elementary school teacher. They have two wonderful children — a daughter, Madison, and a son, Cooper. While living in Little Rock, they were members of Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, where they sang in the choir and taught Sunday School.

In 2003, Mark and Kim were invited to be on the program for the Arkansas Right to Life Rally in Little Rock and in 2005, Mark was selected by Governor Huckabee to be a part of President George W. Bush’s Social Security panel at a town hall meeting in Little Rock. Darr is a proud member of the National Rifle Association and a gun owner.

Darr and his family currently reside in Springdale, Arkansas where he and his wife are active members of First Baptist Church of Springdale. Darr is a licensed insurance agent and co-owns The MAD Pizza Company in Rogers.