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Cornell Clark
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Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Carnegie Mellon University, 1977

Medical

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1981

Personal
Birthplace
Las Vegas, Nev.
Religion
Baptist
Profession
Physician
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Cornell Clark (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nevada. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.

Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Cornell Clark was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He earned a bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1977 and an M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1981. Clark began pursuing a master's degree in biblical studies from Colorado Christian University in 2017 with an expected completion date in December 2023. His career experience includes working as a physician, medical director, and Baptist minister.[1][2]

Clark has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • Nevada Republican Club
  • National Rifle Association
  • American Academy of Family Practice
  • American Board of Family Medicine
  • NAACP
  • National Medical Association
  • American Medical Association

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nevada

Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Sam Brown, Janine Hansen, and Chris Cunningham in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen (D)
 
47.9
 
701,105
Image of Sam Brown
Sam Brown (R)
 
46.2
 
677,046
Image of Janine Hansen
Janine Hansen (Independent American Party)
 
1.5
 
21,316
Image of Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
20,881
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.0
 
44,380

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,464,728
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada

Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Troy Walker and Mike Schaefer in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
 
92.3
 
144,090
Image of Troy Walker
Troy Walker Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
5,899
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer
 
2.3
 
3,521
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
2,677

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 156,187
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sam Brown
Sam Brown
 
60.8
 
103,102
Image of Jeff Gunter
Jeff Gunter
 
14.7
 
24,987
Image of Jim Marchant
Jim Marchant
 
6.6
 
11,190
Image of Tony Grady
Tony Grady
 
5.6
 
9,565
Image of William Conrad
William Conrad Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
6,038
Image of Stephanie Phillips
Stephanie Phillips Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
3,828
Image of Garn Mabey
Garn Mabey Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
1,818
Image of Ronda Kennedy
Ronda Kennedy
 
1.1
 
1,786
Image of Barry Lindemann
Barry Lindemann
 
0.5
 
852
Image of Eddie Hamilton
Eddie Hamilton
 
0.3
 
478
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Vincent Geronimo Rego
 
0.2
 
311
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Gary Marinch
 
0.1
 
231
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.1
 
5,304

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 169,490
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Cornell Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clark's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Native of Las Vegas, NV. Retired (April 2023) Board Certified Family Practitioner after 32 years of practice. To receive a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Colorado Christian University in 12/2023.

Physician, Minister, Statesman.

Previous candidate for Nevada State Assembly in 2004 (District 6) and 2006 (District 1).

  • Maintain solvency of Medicare and Social Security
  • Increase and direct federal funding for mental and behavioral health in Nevada.

  • Expand curriculum for trades and technical skills in community colleges.

Updating infrastructure. Homelessness. Mental health.
Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, IL. Transformative.

Adam Clayton Powell, Congressman, Harlem, NY. There has not been an African-American Congressperson who has done more for African Americans--and Americans in general--than this man.

Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana. Charismatic. For the People, above all else.
Gunther, John. "Inside U.S.A." New York. London. The New Press. (1946).


Reisner, Mark. "Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water." New York, NY. Penguin Books. (1986).

Bryce, James. "The American Commonwealth." (1888).
Integrity. Faithfulness to the electorate. Avoidance of moral turpitude.
Transformative. Charismatic. Disciplined. Engages with all walks of life very easily.
Direct federal funding to the state you represent.

Seek to make your state (Nevada) a model for others to follow and emulate in its business practices and its concern for the commonwealth.

Avoid corruption.
Public service.
Assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. 12 years of age.
Bus boy at Flamingo Hotel Coffee Shop and Silver Slipper Buffet, as a member of Culinary Union 226, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington. It is a recipe for success for African Americans in this country.
Sherlock Holmes.
All songs by Chigger Hill Boys & Terri (Gospel Bluegrass Group).
male to female relationships.
Infrastructure - roads, bridges, energy grid, urban and rural development. Adjust immigration policies; unlimited immigration is not beneficial. Review our financial assistance to other countries, in order to be more responsive to American "citizens."
For the U.S. Senate, two terms should be enough. New "blood" is always needed.
it's influence on foreign policy.
Yes, but not necessary.
A useful tool of the Senate, more times than not.
Hiram Rhodes Revels (Mississippi)
If you want a good time or children get a woman; if you want a piece of mind, get a dog--I have two.
Adherence to the Constitution in making judicial decisions.
I grew up in the West and received the majority of my undergraduate and professional training in the East. Have travelled to 39 of 50 states. Hold medical licenses in Nevada, California, Oklahoma, New York, and Illinois.

As a result of the aforementioned, I have an appreciation for what goes on in cities and states outside of Nevada.

My background is a resume for robust and energetic bipartisan legislation.

Absolutely.
Evaluation of wasteful use of federal funds. Evaluation of the undue influence of certain lobbying groups to Congress.
Pending
Absence of dual citizenship.

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Cornell Clark campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate NevadaWithdrew primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 25, 2023
    2. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Cornell Clark," December 7, 2023


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