U.S. House · Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District
Fred Clark
Owner, Clark Forestry, Inc.; former Wisconsin State Assembly memberD
- Race
- U.S. House · Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District
- Result
- Michael Alfonso, projected winner
- Opponent
- Michael Alfonso (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
Providing a public health care option available for everyone.
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 7
2026-11-03
| Fred Clark D | challenger |
| Michael Alfonso R | challenger |
Defeated Ginger Murray and Chris Armstrong in the Democratic primary.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Providing a public health care option available for everyone.
His campaign site says he would support protecting and expanding Medicare and Medicaid and providing a public health care option available to everyone.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act, creating a new legal protection for the right to provide and access abortion, free from medically unnecessary restrictions and bans.
His campaign site says he would support passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act to create a legal protection for the right to provide and access abortion.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Focusing immigration enforcement on keeping violent criminals off of our streets, not harassing legal immigrants while executing mass, quota-driven deportations.
His campaign site criticizes quota-driven mass deportations and the planned growth of ICE, and says he would focus enforcement on violent criminals while still supporting deportation of criminals.[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We need a fair tax code that ensures everybody pays their share, including the wealthiest individuals and corporations.
His campaign plan calls for a tax code in which the wealthiest individuals and corporations pay their share, and for tax reform that reverses past tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and most profitable corporations.[8]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Fred Clark, a Democrat, forester and owner of Clark Forestry, Inc., lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District to Michael Alfonso. A former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2009 to 2015), he has served on state conservation and tourism bodies.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Clark earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1985 and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992.[2] He has worked as a forester and land manager: a service forester and consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, a forest ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, and owner of Clark Forestry, Inc.[2][3][9] The Wisconsin Examiner also reports that he was executive director and a founding board member of Wisconsin Green Fire.[9]
Clark was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and represented District 81 from 2009 to 2015; in 2009-2010 he was vice chair of the Forestry committee and of Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.[2] In 2011 he ran in a recall election against Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen in Senate District 14 and lost, 52.1% to 47.8%, and he won re-election to the Assembly in 2012.[2]
According to UpNorthNews, Clark has served on the Wisconsin Council on Forestry, the Wisconsin Council on Tourism and the state Natural Resources Board, and provides forestry management consulting services.[4] A Democrat from Bayfield, he said in 2025 that he has been involved in conservation and environmental policy and community volunteering in Bayfield County since leaving the legislature.[3][4] He announced his candidacy on October 1, 2025, after incumbent Tom Tiffany decided to run for governor, and won the August 11, 2026 Democratic primary with 37.5% over Ginger Murray and Chris Armstrong.[4][2] He ran for Congress after relocating to Bayfield County.[2][3][4] He received 43.6% of the vote to Michael Alfonso's 56.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed on the Wisconsin Assembly's Education, Environment and Forestry, Jobs Economy and Mining, and Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage committees during the 2013-2014 legislative session.[10]
- vote2011-03-10 · Voted no on Assembly Bill 11, January 2011 Special Session (2011 Wisconsin Act 10, eliminating most collective bargaining for public employees), which the Assembly concurred in 53-42 on 2011-03-10.[11]
- vote2011-06-21 · Voted yes on SB 93 (allowing concealed carry of firearms with a permit), which the Assembly concurred in 68-27 on 2011-06-21.[12]
- vote2011-05-11 · Voted no on AB 7 (requiring photo identification to vote), which passed the Assembly 60-35 on 2011-05-11.[13]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says elected representatives should represent everyone, not billionaires and elites whose influence he says captures politicians of both parties, and calls for setting aside old partisanship.[10]
- Says he is personally passionate about conservation, public lands, small businesses, and Congressional oversight.[10]
Campaign money$423K raised · 97% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-22
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $409K
- PACs & committees $6,500
- Own money & loans $5,030
Largest committee contributions
- Solarpunk PAC PAC$5,000
- Jane Fonda Climate PAC PAC$5,000
- NEA Fund for Children and Public Education PAC$1,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/fred-clark
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House · Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Fred Clark · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.Meet the Candidate: Fred Clark running for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District · WXPR · 2025-10-14 News report
- 4.Fred Clark, former Assembly member, announces run for 7th Congressional District · UpNorthNews · 2025-10-01 News report
- 5.Health Care for Everyone · Clark for Wisconsin (campaign site) Candidate's own words
- 6.Supporting Women’s Rights and Women’s Health · Clark for Wisconsin (campaign site) Candidate's own words
- 7.Border Safety and Immigration · Clark for Wisconsin (campaign site) Candidate's own words
- 8.The New Northwoods: Fred Clark's Plan for Prosperity · Clark for Wisconsin (campaign site) Candidate's own words
- 9.U.S. House, 7th Congressional | Voter Guide: 2026 Wisconsin Primaries · Wisconsin Examiner News report
- 10.Fred Clark · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 11.Journal of the Assembly, January 2011 Special Session, March 10, 2011 (Assembly Bill 11 concurrence roll call) · Wisconsin State Legislature · 2011-03-10 Official record
- 12.Journal of the Assembly, June 21, 2011 (Senate Bill 93 concurrence roll call) · Wisconsin State Legislature · 2011-06-21 Official record
- 13.2011 Assembly Vote 330 (AB 7 passage, Assembly, 2011-05-11) · Wisconsin State Legislature · 2011-05-11 Official record