Mexico, Missouri
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) is an American politician and a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or again ...
member of the
Alaska Senate
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since January 18, 2013 representing District C. Bishop served as the state's Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from 2007 to 2012.
Early life
Clark Bishop was born on July 25, 1957 in
Mexico, Missouri
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, the older of two children born to Howell Calvin Bishop and wife Jacqueline (née Murphy). In 1959, the family moved to
Alaska
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. They spent over a decade living in a variety of small settlements along the