Patricia Nauman is a fan of Queen Elizabeth and Lydia Davis.

Gary Carlson, Patricia Nauman and Tim Flaherty.

State Rep. Karen Clark, who was the lead sponsor of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, will receive the lifetime achievement award as part of the fourth annual Leaders in Public Policy awards, sponsored by Capitol Report and Politics in Minnesota. Clark and the other honorees will be recognized at a ceremony at the Saint Paul Hotel on July 11.