Steve Clark | |
Governor1: | Bill Clinton Frank D. White Bill Clinton |
Office1: | 51st Arkansas Attorney General |
Term Start1: | January 9, 1979 |
Term End1: | November 1990 |
Predecessor1: | Bill Clinton |
Successor1: | Ron Fields |
Birth Name: | John Steven Clark |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1947 |
Birth Place: | Leachville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Spouse: | Suzanne Greichen |
Party: | Democratic |
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.