Biographical Information about Dick Clark

Charles Richard "Dick" Clark, II was born in Slidell, Louisiana in 1981. He is the eldest of five sons of Dick and Carolyn Clark. While growing up, Dick was active in the First Baptist Church of Slidell and the youth soccer program (as a player and referee). He was also active in Boy Scouting, earning the Eagle Scout award while a member of Boy Scout Troop 326. In 1996 the Clark family moved to Hoover, Alabama.

While in Hoover, Clark attended Hoover High School and continued to referee soccer as a member of the GBSOA. Clark was a founding member of the Jefferson County Teen Court program. In 1997, he co-founded OnTarget Technologies with high school classmate Ryan Duffner. Clark's involvement in the company ceased in 1999, when he moved to Auburn to attend Auburn University.

His first job in Auburn was teaching beginner-level violin to children and the occasional adult (1999–2002) both in the now-defunct Crossroads Music in downtown Auburn and in private homes. He joined Lakeview Baptist Church soon after taking up residence in Auburn.

In December 2004, Clark graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in English (concentration in Technical and Professional Communication) and a minor in Philosophy. He is currently employed by a private educational institute in Auburn, where he is a librarian, archivist, and copyeditor.

Clark has been politically active as a libertarian, serving on the Libertarian Party of Alabama's Executive Committee as Auburn District Chairman (2002–2004; 2005–2006), At-Large Representative (2004–2005), and Chairman (2006–Present).

In 2002, he ran for Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 1, garnering 36,639 votes in a three-way race. During that time he was also part of the John Sophocleus gubernatorial campaign staff. Clark was President of the Auburn University Libertarians from 2001–2004.

Dick Clark is the Libertarian Party of Alabama's nominee for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 79 seat, campaigning against Mike Hubbard (Incumbent, R) and Carolyn Ellis (D).