House Member

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.