Curt Clawson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th district |
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| In office June 25, 2014 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Trey Radel |
| Succeeded by | Francis Rooney |
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| Born | Curtis Jay Clawson September 28, 1959 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Bonita Springs, Florida |
| Alma mater | Purdue University Harvard Business School |
| Website | House website |
Curtis Jay Clawson (born September 28, 1959) is an American politician who was the United States Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2014 to 2017. He is the former chief executive of Hayes Lemmerz, a Michigan-based automobile wheel and brakes supplier.[1][2]
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Education and career
Clawson attended Batesville High School in Batesville, Indiana. A high school basketball star, he was recruited by Gene Keady for Purdue University.[3] At Purdue, he was a 2x All-Academic Big Ten selection (1982–83 and 1983–84). He was a team captain for the 1983–84 Big Ten Champions, was a member of 2x NCAA teams (1982–83 and 1983–84) and an NIT Finalist team (1981–82).[4] He graduated in 1984 with a BA in Spanish and a BS from the Krannert School of Management.[3] He was named a "Purdue Old Master" in 2010 and received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014[3]
In 1990, he earned an MBA from Harvard University.[3]
Before his election to Congress, Clawson spent a quarter-century as an executive with several industrial firms, working at AlliedSignal, American National Can and Hayes Lemmerz.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
- 2014 special election
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Clawson was the Republican Party nominee in a special election to fill the seat being vacated by Trey Radel.[5] and won the election on June 24, 2014. In the April 22, 2014 Republican primary--the real contest in this heavily Republican district--Clawson defeated State Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto and former State Representative Paige Kreegel with 38% of the vote to Benacquisto's 26% and Kreegel's 25%.[5] Clawson was endorsed in the primary by the Tea Party Express.[4] He spent $2 million on advertising and in one of his ads he challenged U.S. President Barack Obama to a game of one on one basketball.[4]
Clawson won a full term in November 2014 with 64 percent of the vote.
Tenure
Clawson delivered the Tea Party response to President Obama's State of the Union Address in 2015.[6]
Clawson did not seek re-election in 2016.
Electoral history
| Republican primary results[7] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Curt Clawson | 26,857 | 38 | |
| Republican | Lizbeth Benacquisto | 18,032 | 26 | |
| Republican | Paige Kreegel | 17,762 | 25 | |
| Republican | Michael Dreikorn | 7,560 | 11 | |
| Total votes | 70,211 | 100 | ||
| Florida's 19th Congressional District special election, 2014[8] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Curt Clawson | 66,917 | 66.95 | |
| Democratic | April Freeman | 29,306 | 29.32 | |
| Libertarian | Ray Netherwood | 3,729 | 3.73 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 6 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 99,958 | 100 | ||
References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sullivan, Sean. Curt Clawson wins Republican nomination in Florida special election, Washington Post, April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Topaz, Jonathan (January 20, 2015) – "Tea Party Response to Obama Hits Soft Tones". POLITICO. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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- ↑ http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/Special/
External links
- Curt Clawson at DMOZ
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th congressional district 2014–2017 |
Succeeded by Francis Rooney |
- Articles with DMOZ links
- 1959 births
- American Latter Day Saints
- Businesspeople from Florida
- Florida Republicans
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Living people
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida
- People from Batesville, Indiana
- People from Bonita Springs, Florida
- Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Politicians from Tacoma, Washington
