This experience led Mark into the field of special education law, where he represented parents advocating for better services from their school districts.
[1] In 2010, Painter unsuccessfully ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 146th District against the incumbent Tom Quigley, by a margin of 56%–44%.
[7] Painter introduced the Pennsylvania Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to prohibit workplace discrimination against pregnant women and women with newborn children[8] and proposed two amendments that would add protections to the Landlord and Tenant Act for tenants who are victims of domestic violence.
[7] During his term as state representative, Painter served on the Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Human Services, Local Government, Commerce, and Policy committees.
[10] Since September 2015 Painter has been hosting and producing a podcast on the history of the twentieth century, taking an interdisciplinary approach that includes both politics but also culture, literature, religion and art.