David A. Clarke Jr.
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| 64th Sheriff of Milwaukee County | |
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Assumed office March 19, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Lev Baldwin |
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| Born |
David Alexander Clarke Jr. August 21, 1956 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Clarke |
| Education |
Concordia University, Wisconsin (BA) Naval Postgraduate School (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
David Alexander Clarke Jr. (born August 21, 1956) is the current Sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. In 2002, Clarke was appointed sheriff by Governor Scott McCallum, and later elected that same year to his first four-year term. He was re-elected in November 2006, 2010, and 2014, and is currently serving his fourth full term. Although registered and elected as a Democrat in a heavily Democratic county, many of Clarke's political views align with those of conservative Republicans. Clarke frequently appears as a guest on Fox News and was a speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Clarke was born in Milwaukee, one of five children of Jeri and David Clarke Sr. His father was a paratrooper with the 2nd Ranger Infantry Company. Clarke Jr. attended Marquette University High School.
His career in law enforcement began in 1978 at the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD). He "rose through the ranks at a slow but steady pace in his 24 years with the department." Clarke was a patrol officer for eleven years and then a homicide detective; he was promoted to lieutenant of detectives in 1993 and captain in 1999.
In 1999, Clarke received a B.A. in Management of Criminal Justice from Concordia University Wisconsin's School of Adult and Continuing Education.
In January 2002, Milwaukee County Sheriff Leverett F. (Lev) Baldwin resigned midway through his term to take a pension payout. Clarke was one of ten applicants for the position, and was appointed sheriff on March 19, 2002, by Governor Scott McCallum. He was elected to a full term later in 2002, and has been reelected every four years since then.
He has criticized Planned Parenthood, suggesting instead that it be renamed "Planned Genocide."
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