Mark E Speese

CEO, Rent-A-Center

Terms to Expire at the 2011 Annual Meeting: Mr. Speese has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since October 2001 and has served as one of our directors since 1990. Mr. Speese previously served as our Vice Chairman from September 1999 until March 2001. From 1990 until April 1999, Mr. Speese served as our President. Mr. Speese also served as our Chief Operating Officer from November 1994 until March 1999. Mr. Speese's term as a Class II director expires at this year's annual stockholder meeting. Mr. Speese is 50 years old.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

Rent A Center Rent-to-own

• Chairman of the Board [+2]

• Director

• CEO

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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National Republican Congressional Committee

• 13 contributions · 32,200 USD ('96→'10)

Sam Johnson Former US Representative from Texas (1991-2019)

• 15 contributions · 18,300 USD ('03→'11)

Rent-a-Center, Inc. Good Government Political Action Committee

• 4 contributions · 17,500 USD ('05→'09)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 13 contributions · 17,250 USD ('00→'12)

Pete Sessions US Representative from Texas

• 14 contributions · 15,800 USD ('04→'11)

Association of Progressive Rental Organizations Political Action Committee

• 3 contributions · 12,500 USD ('96→'04)

Mitt Romney U.S. senator from Utah, former Massachusetts governor

• 7 contributions · 12,000 USD ('07→'12)

Jeb Hensarling US Representative from Texas

• 8 contributions · 11,500 USD ('02→'11)

Florence Shapiro Texas State Senator

• 4 contributions · 9,500 USD ('08→'09)

John Cornyn Republican US Senator from Texas

• 7 contributions · 7,800 USD ('02→'12)