Sally J. Clark is a member of the Seattle City Council, appointed to fill the vacant seat formerly occupied by Jim Compton in January 2006. She was elected to a one-year term in November 2006 and a four year term in 2007. Clark chairs the Planning, Land Use, and Neighborhoods committees. At the time of her appointment, Clark was working for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance. She used to be a legislative aide to former City Councilwoman Tina Podlodowski and current King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson.