Brad Clark (born 1960) is a Canadian

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in Ontario, Canada. Clark served as the Ward 9 Hamilton City Councillor from December 2006 to December 2014 and again from December 2018 onward. Prior to this, he was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1999 to 2003, and was a

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in the governments of

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and

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Background

Clark was educated at

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in Hamilton, receiving a diploma in radio broadcasting. He owned and operated a small business after his graduation, and also served as executive director of the

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. In June 2004, Clark began co-hosting a weekly program on aging on

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radio.

Politics

In the provincial election of 1999, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the suburban Hamilton riding of Stoney Creek. He defeated

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candidate Chris Phillips by about 2,500 votes. On February 8, 2001, he was appointed as the province's

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. When

succeeded Mike Harris as

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on April 15, 2002, he named Clark as his

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. Clark was initially favoured for re-election in the provincial election of 2003 against Liberal candidate Tony Magnini. Magnini was forced to resign in mid-campaign amid allegations of

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, however, and the Liberals were able to convince Jennifer Mossop, a popular local journalist, to take his place. She defeated Clark by over 5,000 votes. In 2004, he endorsed

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's bid to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservatives. On November 13, 2006, Clark beat out incumbent city councillor Phil Bruckler by a narrow margin for a seat on the

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to represent Ward 9, which includes the mountain and heritage areas of Stoney Creek. In the federal election of 2011 Clark ran against and was defeated by

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incumbent

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in the riding of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek. He did not step down from council when running for this political position. In the Hamilton Municipal Election of 2014, Clark ran for the mayoralty of the city. He placed second, being defeated by former Hamilton Mayor

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. This ended his term as a city councillor when the new council was sworn in late in December 2014. Clark was returned to the office of Ward 9 city councillor in

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and re-elected in

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Cabinet positions

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Brad 1960 births Hamilton, Ontario city councillors Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario