Clark C. "Click" Bishop (born July 25, 1957, in

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) is an American politician and a

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member of the Alaska Senate since January 18, 2013 representing District C. Bishop served as the state's Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from 2007 to 2012.

Early life

Clark Bishop was born on July 25, 1957 in

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, the older of two children born to Howell Calvin Bishop and wife Jacqueline (née Murphy). In 1959, the family moved to

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. They spent over a decade living in a variety of small settlements along the Alaska Highway and

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corridors while the elder Bishop worked in construction. Bishop moved to Fairbanks to complete his education, graduating from Lathrop High School in 1974.

Political career

With Democratic Senator Albert Kookesh redistricted to District Q following the 2010 census, Bishop won the District C August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 2,679 votes (47.06%) against former Senator Ralph Seekins and challenger David Eastman. Bishop won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,051 votes (70.40%) against Democratic nominee Anne Sudkamp. Bishop ran unopposed to a second four-year term in 2016.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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