Mark Salter

Mark Salter is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches. He is portrayed as a sympathetic figure by actor Jamey Sheridan in the 2012 HBO production of Game Change for his role in the latter months of McCain's unsuccessful 2008 Presidential campaign.

Aside from having worked on Senator McCain's staff for 19 years (as of 2008), Salter has also written, in collaboration with McCain, the books 13 Soldiers: Personal History of Americans at war, Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver life, Faith of My Fathers, Worth the Fighting For, Character is Destiny, and Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them. Some point to Salter as the author of the anonymously written book "O: A Presidential Novel."

Salter lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Diane, and their two daughters, Molly and Liddy.

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Mark Salter (footballer)

Mark Salter (born 16 March 1980) is an English footballer, who played as a forward. He played in The Football League for Southend United, when he signed from Frome Town in 2002. He was released by Southend at the end of the 2002–03 season and joined Bath City for the following season. Salter left Bath three-months later when he rejoined former club Frome Town. In October 2007, he became Frome's all-time top goalscorer with 213 goals. He left Frome in July 2010, having scored a total of 292 goals.

Career

Southend United manager Rob Newman signed Salter in October 2002 from Frome Town, having previously trialled at the Essex club during pre-season. He scored 86 goals in 139 appearances, over three seasons whilst playing with Western Football League club, Frome Town.

He made his debut for Southend United in the Football League Trophy, in the 6–1 away defeat against Swindon Town on 22 October 2002, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute for Barrington Belgrave. He made his Football League debut against Wrexham in the 1–0 away defeat, on 2 November 2002, coming on as a substitute for Neil Jenkins in the 74th minute. Salter was released by Southend at the end of the 2002–03 season.