Valerie Clark
Valerie Clark (Republican Party) was a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 101. Clark assumed office in 2011. Clark left office in 2017.
Clark (Republican Party) ran for election to theGeorgia House of Representatives to representDistrict 101. Clark lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Clark is a formerRepublican member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 101 from 2011 to 2017.
Biography
Clark earned her B.S. from SUNY Plattsburgh, her M.Ed. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher and principal in Gwinnett County.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Clark served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| •Education |
| •Health and Human Services |
| •Human Relations and Aging |
| •Transportation, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Clark served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| •Intragovernmental Coordination, Vice Chair |
| •Appropriations |
| •Education |
| •Health and Human Services |
| •Human Relations and Aging |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Clark served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| •Education |
| •Health and Human Services |
| •Human Relations and Aging |
Issues
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Clark endorsedCarly Fiorina for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S.presidential election.[1]
- See also:Endorsements for Carly Fiorina
Presidential preference
2012
Valerie Clark endorsedMitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 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 Georgia House of Representatives District 101
IncumbentSamuel Park defeatedValerie Clark in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 101 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Samuel Park (D) | 59.0 | 11,549 |
 | Valerie Clark (R) | 41.0 | 8,027 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 19,576 | ||
 = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you,complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101
IncumbentSamuel Park advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Park | 100.0 | 2,174 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 2,174 | ||
| = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you,complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101
Valerie Clark advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Clark | 100.0 | 1,890 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,890 | ||
| = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you,complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data?Contact our sales team. | ||||
2016
Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Samuel Park defeated incumbentValerie Clark in the Georgia House of Representatives District 101 general election.[3][4]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 101 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Samuel Park | 51.10% | 10,671 | |
| Republican | Valerie ClarkIncumbent | 48.90% | 10,211 | |
| Total Votes | 20,882 | |||
| Source:Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Samuel Park ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 101 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 101 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Samuel Park (unopposed) | |
IncumbentValerie Clark ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 101 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 101 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Valerie ClarkIncumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. IncumbentValerie M. Clark was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Clark ran in the2012 election forGeorgia House of Representatives District 101. Clark ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012.Timothy Swiney ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[10] Clark defeatedTimothy Swiney in the general election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Valerie ClarkIncumbent | 56.3% | 10,492 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Swiney | 43.7% | 8,156 | |
| Total Votes | 18,648 | |||
2010
Clark defeated incumbentLee Thompson (D) in the November 2 general election.[12]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 104 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Valerie Clark (R) | 7,344 | 53.9% | ||
| Lee Thompson (D) | 6,269 | 46.1% | ||
Clark defeated Timothy Swiney and Gary Webb in the July 20 primary.[13]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 104 - Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Valerie Clark | 1,890 | 57.0% | ||
| Timothy Swiney | 876 | 26.4% | ||
| Gary H. Webb | 550 | 16.6% | ||
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at theFEC website. Clickhere for more on federal campaign finance law andhere for more on state campaign finance law.
| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives District 101 | Lost general | $47,610 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 101 | Won | $18,297 | N/A** |
| 2012 | Georgia State House, District 101 | Won | $74,090 | N/A** |
| 2010 | Georgia State House, District 104 | Won | $38,325 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $178,322 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
Personal
Note: Pleasecontact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Clark and her husband, Bob, have two children.
Scorecards
Ascorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Georgia scorecards, email suggestions toeditor@ballotpedia.org.
2017
In 2017, theGeorgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2016
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. |
|---|
In 2016, theGeorgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
|
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
|---|
In 2015, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
|
2014
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
|---|
In 2014, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
|
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
In 2013, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
|
2012
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2012, click [show]. |
|---|
In 2012, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
|
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Georgia House of Representatives
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions:2012,2010
Footnotes
- ↑AJC.com, "Carly Fiorina picks up 33 Georgia endorsements ahead of Atlanta visit," December 7, 2015
- ↑The American Presidency Project, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Georgia Elected Officials and Leaders," October 27, 2011
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑5.05.1Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑6.06.1Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 16, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Buzz Brockway (R) | Georgia House District 101 2013–2017 | Succeeded by Samuel Park (D) |
| Preceded by Lee Thompson | Georgia House District 104 2011–2013 | Succeeded by Donna Sheldon (R) |
.svg.png)
- Pages using DynamicPageList3 dplreplace parser function
- 2018 challenger
- 2018 general election (defeated)
- 2018 primary (winner)
- Former member, Georgia House of Representatives
- Former state legislative member
- Former state representative
- Georgia
- Georgia House of Representatives candidate, 2018
- Republican Party
- State House candidate, 2018
- State house candidates
- Carly Fiorina endorsements by state representatives, 2016
- 2016 presidential endorser
- 2012 endorsement of Mitt Romney for President
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (winner)
- 2010 candidate
- 2010 challenger
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- 2010 winner
- 2014 incumbent
- State House candidate, 2014
- 2014 primary (winner)
- 2014 general election (winner)
- 2014 unopposed
- 2014 unopposed primary and general election
- 2016 incumbent
- State House candidate, 2016
- 2016 primary (winner)
- 2016 general election (defeated)
- 2018 general election
- Former state legislators
