Tony Clark (born December 31, 1971) is a

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politician who served as a Public Service Commissioner from 2001 until 2012 when he was appointed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Biography

He is a graduate of Fargo North High School, and an alumnus of both

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and UND. He was elected to the Public Service Commission of the

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in 2000, and was re-elected in 2006. Prior to being elected Public Service Commissioner, Clark served in the cabinet of Governor

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, and was the Administrative Officer for the state Tax Department. He is a former state legislator, representing Fargo's District 44 in the state

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from 1994 to 1997. Clark is married to Amy, and has three children. TOM On Jan. 23, 2012, President Barack Obam
nominated
Clark to a vacant seat on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington. He would fill a Republican seat available following the resignation of Mark Spitzer of Arizona. Under federal law, FERC is made up of three members of the president' s political party and two of the opposition party, with the chairman appointed by the president.
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