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Clark A. Williams is an American politician from California, currently serving on the Board of the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority, representing District 6. Elected to the Board in 2010, he represents a large area of San Jose, including the downtown and east side neighborhoods. Williams is the former Chair of the San Jose Appeals Hearing Board.

A social worker, he serves as the Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (SVCN), Vice Chair of the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and Vice Chair of the LGBT Caucus of the California Democratic Party.

In 2006, he was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the San Jose City Council won by Pierluigi Oliverio http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/11/07/ca/scl/race/5206/, missing the runoff election by 49 votes.

Williams grew up on a family farm in western Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. He is the former State President of the Young Democrats of Wisconsin. In 1997, he received a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) from New York University (NYU).

Williams lives in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose with his longtime partner, attorney James Moore, and their daughter, Caroline Williams.