[2] He worked for the law firm Perkins Coie from 1985 to 1995 and for Brena, Bell & Clarkson, P.C.

[3] Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed him as Alaska's attorney general on December 5, 2018.

[2] In August 2020, Clarkson was placed on administrative leave by the Alaska State Human Resources Department, with Ed Sniffen being delegated his authority.

[4][5] According to investigations by media organizations, a junior state employee had complained about 558 text messages Clarkson had sent to her during March 2020.

Many of these requests were punctuated with the kiss emoji and comments about the woman's beauty.