Tarryl Clark
| Tarryl L. Clark | |
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Clark in 2008.
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 15th district |
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In office January 6, 2006 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dave Kleis |
| Succeeded by | John Pederson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 31, 1961 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Political party | DFL |
| Spouse(s) | Doug Clark |
| Children | Colin and Nathan |
| Residence | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| Alma mater |
Drake University Arizona State University William Mitchell College of Law |
| Occupation | community activist, attorney, legislator |
| Website | tarrylclark.com |
Tarryl Lynn Clark (born July 31, 1961) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A Democrat, she represented District 15, including portions of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns counties, from 2006 to 2011. She was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee for United States Congress in 2010, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Republican Michele Bachmann.
In 2011, Clark sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican congressman Chip Cravaack in Minnesota's 8th congressional district, but lost the endorsement to Rick Nolan, who went on to win the August 2012 primary.
Clark was born in Norfolk, Virginia, where her father was serving in the United States Navy. She is the oldest of four children. She has three brothers, two of whom also went on to serve in the Navy.
While growing up, Clark was active in her school, church and community, joining Girl Scouts and 4-H. She frequently volunteered in her church, where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, and was one of the first female acolytes in her parish.
Clark attended Drake University and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology. She later earned a Master's Degree in Education from Arizona State University. In 1992, she graduated from the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, and she is a licensed attorney.
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