Exploring a Run for Georgia’s 14th District
“People Before Politics.”
Exploring a Run for Georgia’s 14th District
“People Before Politics.”
Exploring a New Conversation for Northwest Georgia
Meet Brent
Brent Clark, a longtime media professional and executive, has served on several industry and community boards, including Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Southeast and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast Chapter. Over his two decades in media, he has earned multiple industry honors, including WICT National’s Chapter Leader of the Year Award, the John Seigenthaler Making KIDS COUNT Media Award, and a regional Emmy nomination. He also appeared as a Capitol Police officer on the acclaimed series The West Wing, reflecting his broad experience in both creative and production roles.
Before beginning his media career, Clark started working at Cherokee Town & Country Club at age sixteen and went on to spend nineteen years with the organization, which was ranked the number-one private club in North America for twelve consecutive years during his tenure. He also spent more than a decade helping manage his family’s cattle farm in rural Tennessee, giving him deep ties to agricultural communities and firsthand experience with the challenges facing rural families.
Clark is also known for his lifelong commitment to family and caregiving. He moved in with his grandmother the day his grandfather passed away and remained by her side for 18 and a half years. After her passing, he relocated to Marietta to care for his father, who lives with multiple sclerosis. “These years taught me that when you love someone, you show up every day—no excuses,” Clark said. “The same dedication I brought to caring for my family is the dedication I’ll bring to fighting for the people of Northwest Georgia.” Friends and colleagues describe Clark as a steady, reliable presence whose personal and professional life has always centered on service, integrity, and responsibility.
With more than twenty years of experience in television and public broadcasting—including serving as Director of Content & Digital Media at WCTE, a PBS member station—as well as roles with Warner Bros. Discovery, CMT, and Scripps Networks, Clark has begun exploratory conversations about a potential run in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. During his time at WCTE, he helped lead award-winning local programming and community initiatives, including the station’s Emmy recognition and the John Seigenthaler Making KIDS COUNT Media Award.
He holds a triple major from Kennesaw State University, an MBA from Georgia State University, a Global Executive MBA from Georgia Tech, and a Master of Science from Columbia University. He is pursuing an M.L.A. in Government virtually through Harvard University.
In his early discussions, Clark has emphasized strengthening local communities, supporting working families, improving access to healthcare, serving veterans, and protecting the region’s long-term economic future. Raised in Marietta and connected to both rural and suburban communities, he stresses a “People Before Politics” approach and has made no formal announcement. He says his interest in GA-14 reflects a commitment to ensuring that communities across Northwest Georgia have strong, stable, service-focused representation. In listening to people across the district, Clark says he has heard a clear desire for leadership rooted in stability, service, and solutions—not division. He notes that this spirit of community is what inspired him to begin the exploratory phase, saying he wants to take the time to listen first.
