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Clarke relishes role as main advocacy voice for associations

2018 AWARD HONOREE: LOBBYIST OF THE YEARLongtime ASAE lobbyist's primary efforts focus on educating policymakers, congressional staff about importance, function of associations Clarke CEO Update: Before joining ASAE, you worked in a number of staff positions for office holders. What drew you to politics?Jim Clarke: There comes a point in time (in college) when you have to declare a major, and I decided my major was political science. I had somewhat of a major internship in Harrisburg my junior year working in the education department in the state of Pennsylvania. That kept my interest piqued. … Before graduation, my adviser said he had a couple of folks that had some jobs… Read More