Karen Clark
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| Rep. Karen Clark | |
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Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 61A district |
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| In office 1980 – present |
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| Born | July 23, 1945 Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
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| Political party | DFL |
| Spouse | Jacquelyn |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Profession | College instructor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Karen J. Clark is a politician from Minneapolis, Minnesota and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A DFLer, Clark represents District 61A, which includes parts of Minneapolis.
First elected in November 1980, Clark is currently serving her fourteenth term in the legislature where she chairs the House Subcommittee on Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health.
Raised on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, Clark attended public schools in Edgerton, Minnesota. She earned her B.S. in nursing at the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota. She would later go to Harvard University for a Master of Public Administration, which she earned in 1996.
Clark worked as a nurse until her election to the state house in 1980 and has been an instructor at the University of Minnesota since 1985.
She is a lesbian[1] and is one of three openly gay members of the Minnesota Legislature, alongside Senators D. Scott Dibble (D–Minneapolis) and Paul Koering (R–Fort Ripley).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Scheck, Tom (2004-03-09). Debate over gay marriage ban begins at Capitol. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ GLLI: Out Officials. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
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