conjunction with St. Peter's led to the Vatican overturning a ruling by the patriarch keeping the priests in San Diego. As of 2019, Arabo has been a vocal supporter of the Joe Biden presidential campaign, holding numerous fundraising events with the former Vice President of the United States. The Vice President and Arabo have interests aligned in supporting the ethnic Iraqi Christian minority. In February 2019, Arabo wrote an op-ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune about his support for Joe Biden. In 2020, Mark Arabo was also a member of the National Finance Committee for the Biden for President campaign, having raised over $100,000 for the Joe Biden campaign. He also endorsed Biden in early summer 2019 when he hosted him at his house. Arabo was also among the list of invited attendees for the 2021 inauguration of Joe Biden, although he did not attend in person due to security measures implemented after the U.S. Capitol attack. In June 2020, Arabo worked to raise money for the family of George Floyd while applauding Governor Gavin Newsom for his work in the passage of police reform bill, AB 392. Personal life Arabo resides in San Diego with his wife Randa Arabo and their four children. His brother, Auday Arabo, ran for California State Assembly in 2008. References External links Living people 1983 births Chaldean Catholics Businesspeople from San Diego American people of Iraqi descent Chaldean Americans