Sandra Blanton

Sandra Clark Blanton, known as Sandy Blanton (born 1949),[1] is an accountant from Paoli, Indiana, who served from 2007 to 2011 as a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives for the 62nd District, which includes her own Orange County in the southern portion of her state.

Sandra Clark "Sandy" Blanton
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
In office
2007-2011
Succeeded byMatt Ubelhor
Personal details
Born1949
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Larry R. Blanton
ParentsRobert Scott, Sr., and Lillian Bruner Clark
ResidencePaoli, Orange County
Indiana
Alma materCampbellsville University
Bellarmine University
Western Kentucky University
OccupationAccountant

In 2008, Mrs. Blanton won her second term in the legislature by defeating the Republican Daniel Brook Tarr, 13,608 votes (57.4 percent) to his 10,118 (42.6 percent). In 2010, she was unseated in her quest for a third term by the Republican Matt Ubelhor, 9,962 (57.4 percent) to her 7,400 (42.6 percent). She sought a comeback in 2012 in District 73 but was defeated by the incumbent Republican Steve Davisson, 13,357 votes (54.5 percent) to 11,160 (45.5 percent).[2]

Blanton is the oldest of four children of Robert Scott Clark, Sr. (1931-2013), and the former Lillian Bruner (1931-2015), both natives of Shelby County, Kentucky. Her father was a pastor, history professor, and a long-term vice president of Southern Baptist-affiliated Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky; her mother was a retired English and speech teacher who served for many years on the Tayor County Board of Education in Campbellsville and was a former adjunct professor at Campbellsville University.[3]

Blanton graduated from Campbellsville University in 1977. Her husband, Larry R. Blanton (born 1944), an Indiana circuit judge, graduated in 1969 from CU. In 1987, Blanton received the Master of Business Administration degree from Roman Catholic-affiliated Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2000, she received the Master of Health Care Administration degree from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

An accountant with Southern Indiana Community Healthcare, Blanton is a member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Phi Beta Psi, and the Democrat Women's Club.[2] Her siblings are Renee Clark Kessler (born 1952) and husband, Marc, of Greensburg, Kentucky, Beverly Clark Manley (born 1957) and husband, Gerald, of Waddy, Kentucky, and Robert S. Clark, Jr. (born 1962), and wife, Mary, of Campbellsville.[4] Robert "Bob" Clark, Jr., was named in April 2016 to succeed his mother on the Taylor County School Board.[5]

References
  1. "Sandra C. Blanton". intelius.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  2. "Sandra Blanton". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. Kaitlin Keane (December 30, 2015). "Lillian Clark, longtime educator, school board member, dies". Central Kentucky News-Journal. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  4. "Robert S. Clark obituary". Central Kentucky News-Journal, April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. Jeff Moreland (April 21, 2016). "Bob Clark sworn in as newest county school board member: Fill vacancy left after passing of his mother, Lillian Clark". Central Kentucky News-Journal. Retrieved April 28, 2016.


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