Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City: Phoenix
Occupation: Real Estate
Member Since: 2015

In 2017, at the beginning of the 53rd Legislative Session, Ken Clark began his second term serving the constituents of LD 24, a district that encompasses a large portion of Central Phoenix and South Scottsdale. He serves on the Appropriations and Legislative Council Committees, and he is the Ranking Member of the Government Committee. Ken also served in the 46th Session of the House of Representatives (2004-2005).

Ken has been a valued and respected part of Arizona politics for over 18 years. He was the campaign manager on the "NO on 200" state-wide ballot effort to defeat the "payday loan reform" and co-chair of the non-partisan "Arizona Competitive Districts Coalition", which sought to build a greater number of competitive districts during the 2011-12 legislative and congressional redistricting process. Ken was the Campaign Manager for the successful 2006 "Arizona Together Campaign--No on Proposition 107." In 1999-2000, Ken was the Campaign Coordinator for the New Democrat 2000 Coalition; under his leadership, the Democrats gained four seats in the state legislature.

Ken is a graduate of Northern Arizona University. In 1990, Ken was an intern to the offices of Senator Dennis DeConcini, and in 1992, he worked for the Karan English for Congress Campaign. During graduate school, Ken worked for the Concord Coalition, the Washington DC-based deficit reduction organization, founded by Senators Paul Tsongas and Warren Rudman. In 1995, he completed his Master's Degree in International Relations from the American University in Washington, DC. Ken is also a Valley Leadership Alumni (Class 33) and a 2013 Flinn Brown Center for Leadership cohort.

From 1995 to 1998, Ken was the Bosnian Country Director for Search for Common Ground, the international mediation and citizen diplomacy organization. He trained over 100 journalists, producers and radio hosts and oversaw over 300 hours of program broadcasts. He reported on his work to organizations such as the National Security Council and the European Union and published in trade journals and periodicals.

After the 2016 elections, Ken, along with other community advocates, organized the successful "We the People Summits," a series of workshops providing people with the information, network opportunities and workshops needed to become effective citizen advocates. In 2010, he launched "Phoestivus," a fundraising event for the Downtown Phoenix Farmer's Market and one of the most popular holiday food and crafts fairs in the valley. In 2009, Ken created "Get Your Phoenix," a monthly event that promotes Phoenix small businesses.

Ken is also a real estate agent who specializes in historic homes and is a strong advocate of historic preservation. He grew up in a U.S. Airforce Military family that was stationed throughout Europe and the U.S. The Clark's moved to Sierra Vista, Arizona in 1982, he left Arizona in 1985 to attend a NATO high school in Holland, and returned in 1989 to begin college.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2048Clegislative vacancies; appointment; requirements
HB2049Cprovisional ballots; incorrect precinct; tally
HB2053P*campaign finance; corporate recipients; registration
HB2054P*foreign nonprofit corporations; foreign LLCs
HB2055P*ballots; defects; notice and cure
HB2056P*independent expenditures; corporations; unions; audit
HB2068P*independent expenditures; corporations; funding disclosure
HB2074P*appropriation; fairgrounds; preservation; historic buildings
HB2081Cschools; compulsory attendance age; increase
HB2101Cprivate prison contractors; public records
HB2102Cprivate prison security officers; certification
HB2103Cprivate prison study committee
HB2104Civory; rhinoceros horn; sales; prohibition
HB2223Cchild care waiting list; appropriation
HB2272P*voting; ranking; ballot format
HB2273P*appropriation; elections and database security
HB2274P*elections; signature gathering; prevention; reporting
HB2275P*county recorder; nonpartisan election
HB2276P*election law; review; commission
HB2277Cnational popular vote; interstate agreement
HB2278Cmotor vehicle title loans; prohibition
HB2321P*homeowners' associations; cumulative voting; prohibition
HB2323Ccritical health information; emergency responders
HB2327Crepeal; right to work.
HB2328Ccorporate income tax rate; freeze
HB2347Cemployment omnibus
HB2348P*automatic voter registration; licenses; IDs
HB2349P*early ballots; collection; affidavit
HB2350P*presidential preference election; independent voters
HB2351P*early voting locations; extended hours
HB2363Cpeace officer database; disciplinary actions
HB2393Cnoncertificated school employees; due process
HB2400Cmedical marijuana; identification cards; expiration
HB2401Chealth care providers; religious beliefs
HB2424Cmitigation monies; school bus fleets
HB2425Cappropriation; highway user revenue fund
HB2429Cabortion; admitting privileges; repeal
HB2441Caggregate STO credit cap; freeze
HB2442CAHCCCS; dental care; pregnant women
HB2443Cauditor general; charter schools.
HB2455Cappropriation; untested sexual assault kits
HB2456Cpresidential candidates, electors; tax returns.
HB2474Cveterans; mental health courts; establishment
HB2487Clottery distributions; teacher salary increases
HB2489Conline impersonation; offense
HB2502Cjoint select commission on corrections.
HB2503Ccriminal justice commission; membership; report.
HB2505Cappropriation; adult protective services
HB2519Cappropriation; child care subsidy program
HB2532Cstate-owned bank task force
HCM2004Curging Congress; affordable care act
HCR2015Cright to work; repeal.
HCR2024CLatina-owned businesses; support
SB1062Cproperty tax oversight commission; continuation
SCR1006Cdeath resolution; M. Lee Allison
SCR1007Cdeath resolution; John Hays
SCR1008Cdeath resolution; Rick Lavis
SCR1034Cdeath resolution; Eleanor Ann Day