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David Clarke

1956–

United States

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David Alexander Clarke Jr. (born August 21, 1956) is an American former law enforcement official who served as Sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2017. In 2002, Clarke was appointed to the position by Republican governor Scott McCallum and later elected that same year to his first four-year term.

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