Tarryl Clark Politician

Tarryl Lynn Clark (born July 31, 1961) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A Democrat, she represented District 15, including portions of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns counties, from 2006 to 2011. She was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee for United States Congress in 2010, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Republican Michele Bachmann.In 2011, Clark sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican congressman Chip Cravaack in Minnesota's 8th congressional district, but lost the endorsement to Rick Nolan, who went on to win the August 2012 primary.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 31, 1961
Birth place	Norfolk Virginia
Religion	Episcopal Church (United States)
Residence	St. Cloud Minnesota
Education	Arizona State University Drake University William Mitchell College of Law