Ken Clark
Ken Clark (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 24. Clark assumed office on January 5, 2015. Clark left office on January 13, 2019.
Clark (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 24. Clark lost in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2018.
He was first elected to the chamber in 2014.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Government and Higher Education |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Clark served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Elections |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
Jennifer Longdon and Amish Shah defeated David Alger Sr. in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Longdon (D) | 41.0 | 40,520 |
| ✔ |  | Amish Shah (D) | 39.9 | 39,363 |
 | David Alger Sr. (R) | 19.1 | 18,853 | |
| Total votes: 98,736 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 24 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amish Shah | 28.6 | 10,820 |
| ✔ | | Jennifer Longdon | 21.2 | 8,041 |
 | Ken Clark | 18.2 | 6,890 | |
| Denise Link | 9.5 | 3,605 | ||
 | Marcus Ferrell | 9.0 | 3,402 | |
| John Glenn | 8.9 | 3,377 | ||
| Fred Dominguez | 4.6 | 1,730 | ||
| Total votes: 37,865 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 24 (2 seats)
David Alger Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 24 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Alger Sr. | 100.0 | 7,431 |
| Total votes: 7,431 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[1]
Incumbent Lela Alston and incumbent Ken Clark were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 24 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lela Alston Incumbent |
50.72% | 43,160 | |
| Democratic | Ken Clark Incumbent |
49.28% | 41,927 | |
| Total Votes | 85,087 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Lela Alston and incumbent Ken Clark were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 24 Democratic Primary.[4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Lela Alston Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Ken Clark Incumbent | |
2014
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Incumbent Lela Alston and Ken Clark defeated Richard Bauer in the Democratic primary. Lei Lani Cortez was unopposed in the Republican primary. Alston and Clark defeated Cortez in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lela Alston Incumbent |
38.7% | 21,740 | |
| Democratic | Ken Clark |
37.8% | 21,186 | |
| Republican | Lei Lani Cortez | 23.5% | 13,183 | |
| Total Votes | 56,109 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lela Alston Incumbent |
42.9% | 8,006 |
| Ken Clark |
35.7% | 6,663 |
| Richard Bauer | 21.4% | 3,990 |
| Total Votes | 18,659 | |
2010
Clark ran in the 2010 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15. Clark was defeated by Lela Alston and Katie Hobbs in the Democratic primary election on August 24, 2010.[9][10]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Katie Hobbs (D)
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3,950 | |||
| Lela Alston (D)
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3,919 | |||
| Ken Clark (D) | 3,418 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Clark's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]
Education
- Excerpt: "Support Common Core standards and funding so that Arizona students will be educated to at least the same level as students in competing markets and countries."
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Fight to support Career and Technical Education in order to build a stronger, highly-tailored workforce."
Sustainability
- Excerpt: "Push the legislature towards setting higher standards for energy efficiency and renewable energy in new home and business construction."
Public Safety
- Excerpt: "Ken will also vote to preserve define pension plans for police and fire so we can support those who put their lives on the line for our safety."
Equal Rights
- Excerpt: "Ken will fight in the Arizona Legislature to prevent further discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation and will fight for full funding for community health care and reproductive health services."
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
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2016
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In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Clark's endorsements included the following:[13]
- Katie Hobbs, Senator, District 24
- Chad Campbell, House Minority Leader & State Representative, District 24
- Andrew Sherwood, State Representative District 26
- Debbie McCune-Davis, State Representative, District 30
- Steve Gallardo, Senator, District 29
- Eric Meyer, State Representative, District 28
- Juan Mendez, State Representative, District 26
- David Bradley, Senator, District 10
- Susan Benjamin, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Elementary School District #1
- Dr. Angel Jannasch-Pennell, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Elementary School District #1
|Term limits = Four terms (8 years) |Next election = November 8, 2016
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, November 2, 2010 General Election, November 23, 2010
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, August 24, 2010 Primary Election, September 10, 2009
- ↑ Ken Clark for AZ, "Issues," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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