Click Bishop

Clark C. "Click" Bishop (born July 25, 1957 in Mexico, Missouri) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate since January 18, 2013 representing District C.[1] Bishop served as the state's Commissioner of the Department of Labor of Commerce from 2007-2012.[2]

Click Bishop
Click Bishop as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development in 2008, speaking at the Alaska AFL–CIO convention in Anchorage.
Member of the Alaska Senate
from the C district
Assumed office
January 18, 2013
Preceded byAlbert Kookesh
Personal details
Born (1957-07-25) July 25, 1957
Mexico, Missouri, US
Political partyRepublican

Education

Bishop graduated from Lathrop High School.[3]

Political career

With Democratic Senator Albert Kookesh redistricted to District Q following the 2010 census, Bishop won the District C August 28, 2012 Republican Primary with 2,679 votes (47.06%) against former Senator Ralph Seekins and challenger David Eastman.[4] Bishop won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,051 votes (70.40%) against Democratic nominee Anne Sudkamp.[5]

Bishop ran unopposed to a second four year term in 2016.

References
  1. "Click Bishop". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. McGroarty, Erin (16 December 2019). "Get to know your legislator: CLICK BISHOP". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. "Senator Clark Bishop's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  5. "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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