Democrat · Wisconsin's 7th District · 2026
Fred Clark
Clark has spent much of his working life outdoors as a forester, land manager and business owner.
Biography
Fred Clark has spent much of his working life outdoors in Wisconsin, as a forester, land manager and business owner.1 His professional experience includes running Clark Forestry, a Baraboo business handling forestry consulting, contracting and custom logging.2 By 2019, he had spent thirty years working outdoors in the state.2
His public service included three terms in the Wisconsin Assembly between 2009 and 2014 and appointments by Governors Jim Doyle and Scott Walker to the Wisconsin Council on Forestry.2 He also led the conservation organization Wisconsin's Green Fire, and Governor Tony Evers appointed him to the Natural Resources Board in 2019.2
Clark's congressional campaign connects Northern Wisconsin's farms, forests and small communities with a broader argument about affordability.3 He supports infrastructure investment, research and development, and tax changes requiring larger contributions from wealthy households and corporations.3
His health proposals include a public insurance option, stronger Medicare and Medicaid, more prescription price negotiation and equal attention to mental and physical health.4 He also supports federal protections for abortion and contraception.4 He faces Republican Michael Alfonso for an open seat because incumbent Tom Tiffany is running for governor.5
Record and controversies
Historical child support order
An October 2026 Alfonso advertisement revived a 2011 child support dispute.6 WisPolitics reported that a judge ordered Clark to pay $6,500 in back support in March 2011, and that Clark told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by June 2011 that he had paid it.6 The account concerns that historical order and his reported payment, rather than a verified current unpaid amount.6