Political Life
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999, defeating Liberal Chris Phillips by about 2,500 votes in the suburban Hamilton riding of Stoney Creek. On February 8, 2001, he was appointed as the province's Minister of Transportation. When Ernie Eves succeeded Mike Harris as Premier on April 15, 2002, he named Clark as his Minister of Labour.
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 fraud, 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.
On November 13, 2006, Clark beat out incumbent city councillor Phil Bruckler by a narrow margin for a seat on Hamilton, Ontario City Council 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 NDP incumbent Wayne Marston in the Hamilton riding of Stoney Creek. He did not step down from council when running for this alternative political position.
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