Adline Clarke

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Adline Clarke
Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 97th district
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Spring Hill College

Adline Cecilia Clarke is an American politician. She serves as a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 97th district. [1]

Clarke has served as the 97th district Representative since 2013. [2]

She is a former president and director of the Mobile, Alabama chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. [2]

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References

  1. "REPRESENTATIVE CLARKE, ADLINE". The Alabama Legislature. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Adline Clarke - Alabama State Representative - District 97". Bama Politics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.