Donna Clark for Sarasota Tax Collector

About Donna

Donna Clarke was born and raised in Florida. She attended Florida public schools, taught high school math, and owned and ran an environmental business for twelve years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in education/mathematics from the University of Miami and a Masters Degree in industrial management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

As you likely know, Donna was our district 69 Florida State Representative from 2000 to 2006.

Below is a list of some of Donna's Legislative responsibilities and her community involvement.

Donna Clarke sarasota county tax collector - republican candidate

2004-2006 Committees:

Chair, Water & Natural Resources

Elder & Long-Term Care

State Resources Council

Insurance

Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations

Judiciary Budget Conference

2002-2004 Committees:

Chair, Health Access and Financing

Commerce

Insurance

Ethics and Elections

Banking and Securities

Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations

Transportation Systems

Transportation

Agriculture Budget Conference

2000-2002 Committees:

Chair, Joint Administrative Procedures

Business Regulation

Congressional Redistricting

Insurance

Procedural and Redistricting Council

General Government Appropriations

Community Leadership:

Mote Marine Laboratory, Advisory Board Member

Sarasota County Humane Society, Past Board Member

Leadership Sarasota, Class 1996-7, Alumni Association

Education Foundation, Past Board Member

Selby Botanical Gardens, Past Advisory Board Member

HealthyStart Coalition, Past Board Member

Sarasota County Civic League, Past Board Member

Women’s Resource Center, Past Board Member

American Association of University Women, Past State Board Member

Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay, Paul Harris Fellow, Board Member

League of Women Voters

Ringling Museum of Art

Sarasota Downtown Partnership

Sarasota Women’s Alliance

Venice Chamber of Commerce

Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Honors:

Florida Association of Blood Banks

Pace Center for Girls

Sarasota Association of Realtors, Commercial Investment Division

Florida Council of the Alzheimer’s Association

Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Keiser College

Manatee Coalition for Affordable Housing

Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, Inc

Political Experience:

Florida House of Representatives, Elected

Precinct Committeewoman, Elected.

Governor’s Citizens Advisory Committee on Coastal Resources

Management, Appointed.

Florida Water Advisory Panel, Appointed.