State Rep. Fred Clark, D-Baraboo, announced Friday his decision not to run for re-election to the state Assembly in 2014, according to a release.
Clark has represented Wisconsin residents in Dane, Sauk, Columbia, Marquette, Adams and Iowa counties since 2009.
According to the release, Clark had no political background when he first ran for office.
“I continue to believe today what I believed then—that electing a local representative should be a community effort that reflects our long tradition of a citizen legislature,” Clark said in the release.
Clark said he will work to complete the 2014 legislative session, create a nonpartisan process for legislative redistricting and secure passage of “important” and “long-needed” reforms, including fair funding for public schools.
Clark serves as the Council on Forestry chair and the Committee on Tourism vice-chair and is a member of the Forest Guild, Society of American Foresters, Nature Conservancy and National Wild Turkey Federation.
