Steve Clark | |
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51st Arkansas Attorney General | |
In office January 9, 1979 –November 1990 | |
Governor | Bill Clinton Frank D. White Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Bill Clinton |
Succeeded by | Ron Fields |
Personal details | |
Born | John Steven Clark March 21,1947 Leachville,Arkansas,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Suzanne Greichen |
Education | Arkansas State University University of Arkansas School of Law (JD) |
John Steven Clark (born March 21,1947) is an American politician who was the longest-serving attorney general in Arkansas history. Born in Leachville,Arkansas to John W. Clark and Jean Bearden Clark,Clark decided early on that he wanted to be a politician. He graduated from Arkansas State University and received a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Arkansas School of Law prior to briefly practicing law. [1] He resigned in 1990 after being convicted of fraud.