Mark is a Democratic Party Precinct Captain for The Meadows – Precinct 121. Recently, he was elected as a Board Member for The Meadows Homeowners Association. He began his political career in 1976 as an alderman in Muskego, Wisconsin and was the chair of the Democratic Party in the 1st Congressional District of Milwaukee. Pienkos is also a longtime educator and a former school superintendent in Washington-Caldwell and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.