Eric Clark (politician)

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Eric Clark
34th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
January 16, 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 70)
Mize, Mississippi, U. S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMillsaps College (BA)
University of Mississippi (MA)
Mississippi State University (PhD)

Eric Charles Clark[1] (born July 25, 1951) is an American politician and academic who served as the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008.[2]

Early life and education[]

Eric Charles Clark is a native of Smith County, Mississippi, born on July 25, 1951, in Mize, Mississippi.[3] Clark earned a Bachelor of Arts from Millsaps College, Master of Arts from the University of Mississippi, and PhD in history from Mississippi State University.

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.[4][3][5][6][7] A Democrat, he was elected in 1995 and re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He did not seek reelection in 2007 and was succeeded in office by Republican Delbert Hosemann.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Scott County Times from Forest, Mississippi on December 31, 1997 · Page 11". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2014/09/21/community-college-board-exec-eric-clark-retire/
  3. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1980-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1980]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  4. ^ "SC 591 (As Adopted by Senate and House) - 2007 Regular Session". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ "house/1984-88 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ^ "house/1988-92 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  7. ^ "house/1993-96 - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". MS Digital Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. ^ "Eric Clark". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Eric Clark". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

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