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Former State Rep. Karen Clark, Minnesota’s first openly lesbian legislative member, dead at 80

Former State Rep. Karen Clark, Minnesota’s first openly lesbian legislative member, dead at 80
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Karen Clark, Minnesota’s first openly lesbian legislative member, who served in Minnesota’s House for 38 years, has died. Clark’s death was announced by the Minnesota House of Representatives, which disclosed she passed away Tuesday after a “brief illness” at 80 years old. Courtesy: Minneso...

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