Mark Clear
Mark Clear was the District 19 representative on the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin from 2007 to 2018. Clear resigned on August 8, 2018, to accept a new job.[1]
In 2014, Clear was a Democratic candidate for District 78 of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2]
Biography
Clear studied communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[3]
Clear's professional experience includes work as the cofounder and COO of the job search company GigBlender, the principal in the nonprofit management and IT consulting company Clear Solutions, LLC, the cofounder and CEO of the software company IMS, and the executive director of the tech networking organization Accelerate Madison. He has served on the Economic Development Committee and the Chamber of Commerce Small Business Advisory Council.[3][4]
Elections
2017
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held an election for common council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 3, 2017.
All 20 common council seats were up for election in 2017. Incumbents ran for re-election in 19 of the 20 districts. They were unopposed in 15 of those races. Incumbent Mark Clear ran unopposed in the general election for the District 19 seat on the Madison Common Council.[5]
| Madison Common Council, District 19 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mark Clear Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.99% | 2,288 |
| Write-in votes | 2.01% | 47 |
| Total Votes | 2,335 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed May 4, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[6][7]
In District 19, incumbent Mark Clear ran unopposed.[8]
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Lisa Subeck defeated Mark Clear in the Democratic primary. Rick Cruz (R) was removed from the ballot before the primary, leaving Suebeck unopposed in the general election.[9][2][10] Subeck was elected in the general election.[11]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lisa Subeck |
56.8% | 3,827 |
| Mark Clear | 43.2% | 2,913 |
| Total Votes | 6,740 | |
Endorsements
2015
In 2015, Clear received endorsements from the following:
- Downtown Madison, Inc.[12]
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce[13]
- South Central Federal of Labor, AFL-CIO[14]
2013
In 2013, Clear received endorsements from the following:[15]
- Downtown Madison, Inc.
- Fair Wisconsin
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Mark + Clear + Madison"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin state legislative districts
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WMTV, "Mark Clear resigns from Madison City Council," June 28, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Mark Clear," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison Common Council, "About Alder Clear," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison City Clerk's Office, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Downtown Madison, Inc., "Candidate Endorsements," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, "Chamber Announces Madison Common Council Endorsements," February 13, 2015
- ↑ South Central Federal of Labor, AFL-CIO, "South Central Federation of Labor Endorses Spring Election Candidates," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Forward Lookout, "So Who Won?" April 3, 2013
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