Sean Clarke

**Sean William Clarke**,is an American politician who is the current Deputy Secretary of State. Clarke has served in various offices of Government as a US Representative, US Senator, and Secretary of State from 2041-2043.. Sean Clarke also served as Governor to a variety of states, he has also served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Clarke is a member of the Republican Party.

## Early life and Education

Clarke was born in Onslow County, North Carolina in 1993. He was raised in a rural community and worked in tobacco fields during the summer as a teenager. He received the Morehead Scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving as the president of the university's Young Repbulicans, and then also earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from UNC.

## Political Career

In 2028, when he had just turned 35, Clarke decided to run for Governor of Tennessee as a Libertarian, while inexperienced, he fought a hardworking campaign, and won against Republican Candidate Carl Lovins in a landslide vote. Throughout his career, Clarke ha governed many states, including Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and North Dakota. Clarke has seen many switches between the Democratic and Republican parties his career, but has always remained fundamentally a right-winger on the political spectrum.

### Congressional Career

Over his entire career, Clarke has served in the House of Representatives about 4 times, and in the Senate twice. In the House he had acquired the position as Speaker Pro Tempore, and in the Senate he acquired the position as Majority Whip (as a Republican)

### Senate Run 2034

Clarke ran for Senate in the 2034 Mid Terms as a Libertarian for the D5 seat against Democrat Richard Jamonsin (Now known as Noah La Vie). This was the first time Clarke had ever ran for Congress, and he lost to Jamonsin by only 6 votes. This was a huge motivational boost, as it inspired Clarke to continue on as a prevelant politician in AGS, capable of defeating large names.

### Secretary of State

Clarke was nominated as Secretary of State, by Democratic President, Kyle Kulinski, after incumbent Crosley Jones (R) had resigned from the position to focus on personal issues outside of the simulation. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Clarke's nomination on May 17th, 2042, and the nomination was sent to the Senate to be voted on that same day. On May 18th, 2042 the Senate unanimously confirmed Sean Clarke to Secretary of State. He was sworn in the same day. Once Swearing into office, Secretary Clarke flew to DC to meet with the President of the United States, Kyle Kulinski, to talk about important issues in regards to US Foreign Relations. He also appointed ambassadorships, in which some ambassadors kept their title from the Jones leadership. Secretary Clarke also met with TPON Secretary of State, Joseph Pitts, in order to talk about ways to strengthen inter-simulation relations between AGS and TPON. Clarke was also involved in events involving Russia, and Panama during the Kulinski Administration.

## Present Day

Today, Clarke, now 80 years old, is serving as the US Deputy Secretary of State, under the leadership of Secretary Thomas Cromwell, under the Richardson Administration. Rumor has it that Clarke is nearing towards retirement from Politics.