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Minnesota State Senator and 2010 candidate challenging Michele Bachmann

State Senator Tarryl Clark is the candidate who will defeat Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in November!

Tarryl was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in a special election in 2005, putting a previously Republican seat back into the Democratic column. She was re-elected in 2006 by double-digit margins. Tarryl won through a commitment to grassroots voter contact – door to door, person to person, with an army of volunteers – and she brings this same commitment and campaign style to her campaign for Minnesota’s 6th Congressional seat.

Tarryl’s campaign for Congress is off to a strong start: she has received the endorsements of every group in this race, from the Minnesota DFL to the Minnesota AFL-CIO to womenwinning, committing hundreds of thousands of constituents across the District to Tarryl’s campaign. Through the first quarter of 2010, Tarryl has raised more than $1.1 million dollars from more than 13,000 donors – shattering previous fundraising records and even beating Michele Bachmann in grassroots, small donors.

As a legislator, Tarryl has been a voice for fiscal responsibility and sensible solutions. She’s been an effective leader on behalf of her constituents, from securing the funds to upgrade the facilities at Saint Cloud State University, to ensuring Central Minnesota’s nursing homes are paid fairly, to establishing a special law enforcement unit to fight gang activities in Central Minnesota. She’s been a champion for issues including early childhood and higher education, health care, serving our veterans, and investing in our communities.

In 2006, Tarryl was elected by her colleagues to serve as the Senate’s Assistant Majority Leader, where she has been a statewide voice on issues from job growth to transportation to economic development.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune has called Tarryl a “rising star,” and KSTP-TV describes Tarryl as a “strong voice of the DFL-controlled Senate.”

Before her election to the Legislature, Tarryl dedicated her career to public service. Tarryl has worked for community-based organizations, including the Girl Scouts, YWCA, and Habitat for Humanity. As an attorney, Tarryl devoted her work to helping senior citizens, children, veterans and working families at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Community Action Partnerships and Head Start programs, and clerking in the Minnesota Attorney General’s office.

Tarryl and her husband, Doug, live in Saint Cloud. They have two sons, Colin and Nate.

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