Please answer the following question: Facts:   - party: republican party      - birth date: 13 may 1949    - birth place: detroit , michigan , united states    - occupation: educator attorney   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of clark durant .
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w. clark durant -lrb- born may 13 , 1949 -rrb- is co-founder and former ceo of the cornerstone schools -lrb- michigan -rrb- , a group of charter and independent schools in the inner city of detroit .durant was a republican politician in the state of michigan , and was a candidate for the u.s. senate in 2012 .