Click Bishop

Clark Calvin "Click" Bishop (born July 25, 1957) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2025.^[1] Bishop represented the western Fairbanks North Star Borough and many rural communities in Interior Alaska. Bishop served as the state's Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from 2007 to 2012.^[2]

Click Bishop
Member of the Alaska Senate
In office January 18, 2013 – January 21, 2025
Preceded by	Redistricted
Succeeded by	Mike Cronk
Constituency	C district (2013−2023) R district (2023−2025)
Personal details
Born	Clark Calvin Bishop (1957-07-25) July 25, 1957 (age 67) Mexico, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Darlene

Early life

Clark Bishop was born on July 25, 1957, in Mexico, Missouri, the older of two children born to Howell Calvin Bishop and wife Jacqueline (née Murphy).^[3] In 1959, the family moved to Alaska. They spent over a decade living in a variety of small settlements along the Alaska Highway and Richardson Highway corridors while the elder Bishop worked in construction. Bishop moved to Fairbanks to complete his education, graduating from Lathrop High School in 1974.^[4]

Political career

With Democratic Senator Albert Kookesh redistricted to District Q following the 2010 census, Bishop won the District C August 28, 2012, Republican Primary with 2,679 votes (47.06%) against former Senator Ralph Seekins and challenger David Eastman.^[5] Bishop won the November 6, 2012, General election with 10,051 votes (70.40%) against Democratic nominee Anne Sudkamp.^[6]

Bishop ran unopposed to a second four-year term in 2016. Bishop did not seek re-election in 2024.^[7]