Clark Stith (born May 19, 1961) is an American politician and a
Republican
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member of the
Wyoming House of Representatives
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representing District 48 since June 5, 2017.
Career
Prior to his elevation to the Wyoming House of Representatives, Stith was Chairman of the
Sweetwater County Republican Party. He was elected to the
Rock Springs City Council in 2012 to replace retiring City Councilor
Joyce Corcoran and was reelected in 2016.
Stith resigned from the City Council after moving out of the ward.
Stith has practiced law in Rock Springs since 1997.
Elections
2000
Stith challenged incumbent Democratic State Senator
Rae Lynn Job in the general election, having won the Republican nomination unopposed. Job defeated Stith with 55.6% of the vote.
2002
After incumbent Democratic State Representative Bud Nelson announced his retirement, Stith announced his candidacy for House District 48. Stith won the Republican primary unopposed, and faced former
Rock Springs City Councilman Marty Martin in the general election. Martin defeated Stith with 55.1% of the vote.
2008
Stith challenged incumbent Democratic State Representative
Bernadine Craft
Bernadine L. Craft is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Wyoming State Senate and previously a member of Wyoming House of Representatives, and had represented the 12th district from January 7, 2013 to January 10, 2017.
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in the general election, having won the Republican nomination for House District 17 unopposed. Craft defeated Stith with 53.8% of the vote.
2012
When incumbent Republican State Treasurer
Joe Meyer died, Stith was one of three finalists submitted to Governor
Matt Mead
Matthew Hansen Mead (born March 11, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the D ...
as Meyer's replacement. Rancher and former Congressional candidate
Mark Gordon
Mark Gordon (born March 14, 1957) is an American politician who has served as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as state treasurer; then-governor Matt Mead appointed him ...
was ultimately appointed to the position.
2014
After incumbent Republican
Secretary of State Max Maxfield
Max Maxfield (born February 17, 1945) was the 20th Secretary of State for the U.S. state of Wyoming. He assumed the position in January 2007 and was handily reelected in November 2010. He was not a candidate for a third term in the August 2014 Re ...
announced his retirement, Stith announced his candidacy, becoming the second Republican to enter the race behind State Representative
Dan Zwonitzer who later withdrew.
Stith faced former
Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Ed Buchanan
Ed Buchanan (July 16, 1934 – August 31, 1991) was a Canadian football running back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for three teams. He was a CFL All-Star in 1964 while setting a record with 2,071 yards from scrimmage. ...
, former State Representative Pete Illoway, and businessman
Ed Murray in the Republican primary. Stith placed last in the primary, having won only 8.6% of the vote.
2017
Stith was appointed by the Sweetwater County Commission to fill the vacancy in House District 48 after incumbent Republican Representative
Mark Baker resigned, having moved out of the district.
References
1961 births
Living people
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Wyoming city council members
People from Rock Springs, Wyoming
Georgetown University Law Center alumni
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