Trent Clark | |
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Idaho Republican Party | |
Preceded by | Ron McMurray |
Succeeded by | John Sandy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Twin Falls, Idaho |
June 8, 1948
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca |
Children | 3 |
Trent Clark is a former chair of the Idaho Republican Party and is a lobbyist for Monsanto.
Trent is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Ricks College, and finished his undergraduate at Brigham Young University with honors in political science and botany. He has since done graduate work at the Harvard School of Public Health and at La Selva Research Center in Costa Rica.
He currently resides with his wife, Rebecca, in Soda Springs, Idaho. Together they have two daughters, and one son.
Clark is Chief Environmental Economist for the Joint Economic Committee of Congress and as personal staff to Steve Symms of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush as Director of Idaho’s Farm Service Agency, where he administered the USDA farm income support and conservation programs from July 1991 – January 1993.
He served as the chair of the Idaho Rural Partnership and was the chair of Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry in 2008.
Currently he is Director of Public and Government Affairs for Monsanto Company.
He was part of Mike Crapo grassroots election team for Caribou County in 2016.
He was Caribou County Chair for Mike Simpson in 2014 and 2016 reelections.
He served as a Ted Cruz delegate for Idaho's 2nd congressional district at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
He was chairman of the credentials committee for Idaho Republican Party's 2016 State Convention.