Career
He was the Conservative Party of Canada"s candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the March 17, 2008 federal by-election in which he defeated Liberal candidate Joan Beatty. Clarke sponsored the Indian Acting Amendment and Replacement Acting as a private members bill. The bill became law in December 2014.
In the 2015 Canadian Election, Clarke was defeated by NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois by 1,190 votes.