Eric Clark (politician)

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Eric Clark
34th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
January 4, 1996 – January 10, 2008
GovernorKirk Fordice
Ronnie Musgrove
Haley Barbour
Preceded byDick Molpus
Succeeded byDelbert Hosemann
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 79th district
80th (1980-1984)
In office
January 1980 – January 16, 1996
Personal details
Born (1951-07-25) July 25, 1951 (age 72)
Mize, Mississippi, U. S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMillsaps College (BA)
University of Mississippi (MA)
Mississippi State University (PhD)

Eric Charles Clark (born July 25, 1951) is an American politician and academic who served as the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008.

Early life and education

Eric Charles Clark was born on July 25, 1951, in Mize, Mississippi. Graduating from Taylorsville High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Millsaps College, Master of Arts from the University of Mississippi, and PhD in history from Mississippi State University.[1]

Career

Clark began his career as a high school and community college teacher. He was a history instructor at Mississippi College from 1989 to 1995. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Smith County districts, for 4 terms from 1980 to 1996.[2][3][4][5]

In 1995 Clark ran for the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi. He narrowly defeated Amy Tuck in the Democratic primary runoff and faced Republican State Senator Barbara Blanton in the general election. He campaign on his legislative record in the House of Representatives and defeated her in the November 7 contest.[6] He was sworn-in on January 4, 1996.[7] He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He did not seek reelection in 2007[8] and was succeeded in office by Republican Delbert Hosemann on January 10, 2008.[9][10]

In 2008 Clark was made executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board.[11]

References

  1. ^ Legislative Handbook 1980, p. 30.
  2. ^ "SC 591 (As Adopted by Senate and House) - 2007 Regular Session". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  3. ^ "house/1984-88 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ "house/1988-92 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ "house/1993-96 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ^ Ragland, Lee (November 8, 1995). "Clark breezes into secretary of state's post". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 5A.
  7. ^ Holland, Gina (January 5, 1996). "State swears in seven Democrats to statewide offices". The Clarksdale Press Register. Associated Press. p. 5.
  8. ^ Wells, Valerie (January 19, 2008). "Clark picked to lead 2-year schools". Hattiesburg American. pp. 1A, 4A.
  9. ^ Lane, Sherra H.; Scott, Omeria (January 24, 2008). "A Weekly Summary Report For the Week Ending January 11, 2008". The Clarke County Tribune. p. 11.
  10. ^ Byrd, Shelia (January 11, 2008). "7 statewide officials take oath of office". Hattiesburg American. pp. 3A, 9A.
  11. ^ "Community college board exec Eric Clark to retire". Mississippi Business Journal. Associated Press. September 21, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.

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