Alyce Clarke
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Alyce Clarke | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 69th district | |
Assumed office 1985 | |
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Born | Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States | July 3, 1939
Political party | Democratic |
Alyce Griffin Clarke (born July 3, 1939) is an American politician. She is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 69th District, being first elected in 1984. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[1][2] In the 1990s, she founded a short-lived "biracial, bipartisan" Women's Caucus in the Mississippi House.[3]
Personal life
Prior to becoming involved in politics, Clarke worked in education, teaching home economics.[3] In 1981, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.[3]
References
- ^ "Alyce Clarke". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2509903570/clarke-alyce-griffin.html
- ^ a b c The Political Lives of Mississippi Women, in Black and White, by Ellen Ann Fentress; at Bitter Southerner; retrieved November 1, 2018