Chris Clark (politician)

Chris Clark
Mayor of Mountain View, California
In office
January 7, 2014 – January 6, 2015
Preceded byJohn Inks
Succeeded byJohn McAlister
Personal details
Born (1983-09-14) September 14, 1983 (age 41)
Rozetta, Illinois
Alma materStanford University
ProfessionPolitician

Christopher Ryan Clark (born September 14, 1983) is an American politician and former Mayor of Mountain View, California. He was first elected to the Mountain View City Council in 2012 at age 29, making him the youngest and first openly LGBT elected official in the city’s history.[1][2] Clark was subsequently elected mayor in January 2014 as one of the youngest mayors in the United States.[3][4]

  1. ^ DeBolt, Daniel (January 10, 2013). "Inks named mayor, Clark makes vice mayor". Mountain View Voice. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Cruz, Claudia (January 9, 2013). "Inks Elected Mayor; Clark Now City's Youngest Vice Mayor". Mountain View Patch. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Green, Jason (January 7, 2014). "Chris Clark Named Mayor of Mountain View". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. ^ DeBolt, Daniel (January 6, 2014). "Chris Clark in line to be 2014 mayor". Mountain View Voice. Retrieved January 5, 2015.