Christy Clark | |
Office: | Mayor of Huntersville |
Term Start: | December 4, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Melinda Bales |
State House1: | North Carolina |
State1: | North Carolina |
District1: | 98th |
Term Start1: | January 1, 2019[1] |
Term End1: | January 1, 2021 |
Predecessor1: | John Bradford |
Successor1: | John Bradford |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Name: | Christy Underwood |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1971[2] |
Birth Place: | Roanoke, Virginia[3] |
Alma Mater: | Roanoke College |
Residence: | Huntersville, North Carolina |
Spouses: | Matthew Laas (div.)[4] Christopher Clark (2010-present) |
Children: | 5 |
Occupation: | Paralegal[5] |
Christy Underwood Clark is a paralegal[6] and American politician who has served as the mayor of Huntersville since December 2023.[7] A member of the Democratic Party, Clark represented District 98 in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2019 until 2021. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the same seat in the 2022 election.
Clark was first elected to represent District 98 in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2018, unseating Republican incumbent John Bradford in a very close race. She ran for re-election in 2020, but lost to Bradford in a rematch.
Clark previously was a member of the following committees:[8]