Karen Clark (politician)

Karen Clark
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 62A district 59A (1981–1983), 60A (1983–1993), 61A (1993–2013)
In office January 6, 1981 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Linda Berglin
Succeeded by	Hodan Hassan
Personal details
Born	(1945-07-23) July 23, 1945 (age 79) Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Political party	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Domestic partner	Jacquelyn Zita
Residence(s)	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Occupation	College instructor

Karen J. Clark (born July 23, 1945) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 62A, which included portions of the city of Minneapolis in the Twin Cities metropolitan area including portions of the Whittier, Phillips, Ventura Village, Seward, and Lyn-Lake neighborhoods.^[1] She was the longest serving openly lesbian member to serve in a state legislature in the United States.^[1] On December 8, 2017, Clark announced in a press release that she would not be running for reelection.