Zoe Clark
Associate General Manager, Political Director & It's Just Politics hostZoe Clark is Michigan Public's Associate General Manager and Political Director.
As Associate General Manager, Clark helps to guide Michigan Public’s strategic direction, content vision, and cross-platform integration.
As Political Director, Clark guides coverage of the state Capitol, elections, and policy debates. Her passion for understanding and explaining politics led Michigan Public to create the position in 2022 for the first time in station history.
Clark is also the host of It's Just Politics, a weekly look at Michigan politics, with Michigan Public Radio Network's Senior Capitol Correspondent Rick Pluta. Together, they co-author the It's Just Politics Newsletter.
Clark regularly appears on WKAR’s Off the Record, WDIV’s Flashpoint and offers political analysis on NPR, PBS, CNN, and the BBC.
Clark is an award-winning journalist, including the prestigious Peabody for overseeing the station’s first nationally distributed podcast Believed.
Clark previously was the station’s Program Director and is the co-founder and former Executive Producer of Stateside. She began at the station by producing Jack Lessenberry’s daily interviews and essays, and producing Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition.
Clark began her collegiate studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She holds degrees in Communication Studies and Political Science from the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, where she was born and raised.
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Michigan’s U.S. Senate race draws national attention as Democrats face a competitive primary and a key state Senate race in the 35th District could have big consequences in Lansing. -
Voters in Michigan’s 35th state Senate district head to the polls Tuesday for a primary election that’s been a year in the making. It’s a special election that could shape power in Lansing for the rest of the year and, perhaps, beyond. -
A look at USA Today’s acquisition of the Detroit News and why Michigan’s open 35th Senate District special election on Tuesday matters. -
Michigan’s divided Legislature heads into 2026 without trust or talks between its top leaders. What it means for the budget, policy priorities, and the November election. -
Michigan Republican Speaker of the House Matt Hall discusses his 2026 policy priorities, independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan and support for a Constitutional Convention. -
Help us shape 2026’s Michigan politics coverage: Take the It’s Just Politics poll -
Politics in Michigan just got more interesting as Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist changes statewide races. Plus a conversation with the Michigan Senate Majority Leader on what can actually get done this year in Lansing with divided government. -
The economy, yet again, is shaping up as the defining issue of Michigan’s 2026 election, from affordability and housing to budgets and jobs. -
Michigan politics is heading into a high-stakes 2026, with open statewide races, a tight budget, and a rare vote on whether to rewrite the state constitution. Here’s why this year could fundamentally change the political landscape. -
Dive into Michigan's 2026 political landscape with top stories to watch in the new year: gubernatorial and Senate elections, a constitutional convention ballot question, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s legacy.
