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Mary Pat Clarke | |
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| Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 14th district | |
| In office January 2003 – December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Stancil |
| Succeeded by | Odette Ramos |
| 46th President of the Baltimore City Council | |
| In office 1987–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence "Du" Burns |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Bell |
| Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 2nd district | |
| In office 1975–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1941 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Joe Clarke
(m. 1964; died 2024) |
| Alma mater | Immaculata College (AB) University of Pennsylvania (MA) |
| Profession | teacher |
Mary Pat Clarke (born June 22, 1941) is an American politician who represented the 14th district in the Baltimore City Council. She served in Baltimore, Maryland politics as both council president and council member for 24 out of the last 35 years as of 2010.[1] She is the first woman ever elected president of the Baltimore City Council and until 2016 was the only non-incumbent to win a council seat since single-member districts were mandated by Baltimore voters through Question P in 2002.[2]
Additionally, Clarke unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 1995[3]
- ^ Baltimore Citypaper.com Campaign Beat Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Baltimore City Council: 14th District Archived June 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1995 Baltimore City Election". elections.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.