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Ann Clemmer
Ann V. Clemmer is a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 23 from 2009 to 2015.
Clemmer sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Arkansas in 2014. She was defeated in the Republican primary by French Hill.[1]
Biography
Clemmer's professional experience includes working as a Professor of Political Science.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Clemmer served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education, Vice Chair |
| • Legislative Council |
| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Clemmer served on these committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Legislative Council |
| • Education |
| • Joint Performance Review |
| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Clemmer served on these committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Joint Auditing |
Issues
Sponsored legislation
2009-2010
Clemmer's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1869 - "An act concerning Arkansas public charter schools."
- hb 1870 - "an act concerning Arkansas public school finance."
- hb 1871 - "an act concerning Arkansas public school choice."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Human Heartbeat Protection Act
On January 28, 2013, Senator Jason Rapert introduced Senate Bill 134, the proposed "Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act." Clemmer was the chief sponsor in the House. The bill, now Act 301, would require all pregnant women considering abortion to undergo medical testing to determine if the fetus has a heartbeat and would ban abortions in pregnancies past 12 weeks where the fetus has a heartbeat. Act 301 includes exemptions for abortions performed "to preserve the life of the pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or when continuation of the pregnancy will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman," "due to the existence of a highly lethal fetal disorder as defined by the Arkansas State Medical Board," and in cases of rape and incest.[3] The House passed the bill in its final form 68-20 on February 23, and the Senate followed on February 28, with a vote of 26-8. Beebe vetoed SB 134 on March 4, asserting that "because it would impose a ban on a woman's right to choose an elective, nontherapeutic abortion well before viability, Senate Bill 134 blatantly contradicts the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court."[4] More than the required simple majority voted to override his veto in each chamber, with the Senate doing so 20-14 on March 5 and the House 56-33 on March 6. The Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act became law on March 6 as Act 301.[5] When enacted, the ban on most abortions after a fetus reaches 12 weeks of age was the earliest in the country.[6] The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights announced that they would challenge the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act before it goes into effect 90 days after the legislature's adjournment. Clemmer said the Act was "a statement consistent with what Arkansas voters want" and that she understood it was the courts' role to test legislation.[7]
Lottery proceeds
In 2011, Clemmer introduced HJR 1005, a proposed constitutional amendment to require that 35% of the proceeds of the Arkansas State Lottery go to scholarships.[8]
Priorities
In 2008, Clemmer answered the Arkansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test's question about priorities, saying:
"My top three priorities when elected are as follows:
Improve educational opportunities for all children and college-aged people. Lower the tax burden on Arkansans and businesses.
Make government more accountable for wasteful spending."[9]
Elections
2014
Clemmer ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 2nd District. Clemmer was defeated by French Hill in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[1]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 French Hill |
55.1% | 29,916 | ||
| Ann Clemmer | 22.8% | 12,400 | ||
| Conrad Reynolds | 22.1% | 11,994 | ||
| Total Votes | 54,310 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State |
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2012
Clemmer ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 23. Clemmer ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and ran unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012, as well.[10][11][12]
2010
Clemmer won re-election to the 29th District seat in 2010. She faced no opposition.[13]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Clemmer won election to the 29th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, defeating opponent Scott Smith (D).[14]
Clemmer raised $62,034 for her campaign, while Smith raised $109,223.[15]
| Arkansas State House, District 29 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ann Clemmer (R)
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9,505 | |||
| Scott Smith (D) | 5,518 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 10 to March 20.
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2013
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In 2013, the 89th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 17.
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2012
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In 2012, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 13 to March 13. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2012. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
2011
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In 2011, the 88th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 27.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Clemmer was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arkansas. Clemmer was one of 15 delegates from Arkansas bound by state party rules to support Marco Rubio at the convention.[16] Rubio suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016.
Delegate rules
Congressional district delegates from Arkansas to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions in April 2016, while at-large delegates were elected by the Arkansas Republican State Committee at a state convention in May 2016. Arkansas GOP rules in 2016 required delegates to the convention to vote for the candidate whom they designated on their delegate-filing form through the first round of voting. The rules allowed delegates to vote for a different candidate on the first ballot only if their designated candidate released them prior to the first round of voting or if their designated candidate "withdrew" from the race.
Arkansas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arkansas, 2016
| Arkansas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
32.8% | 133,144 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 30.5% | 123,873 | 15 | |
| Marco Rubio | 24.9% | 101,235 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 5.7% | 23,173 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 3.7% | 15,098 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1.2% | 4,703 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,406 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,127 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 651 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 409 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 286 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 250 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jindal | 0% | 167 | 0 | |
| Totals | 406,522 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arkansas had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; the highest vote-getter in a district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[17][18]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide vote in order to receive any at-large delegates. Each candidate who met the 15 percent threshold received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated the remaining at-large delegates. If no candidate won a majority of the statewide vote, the unallocated at-large delegates were divided proportionally among those candidates who met the 15 percent threshold. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[17][18]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Ann + Clemmer + Arkansas + House
See also
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Arkansas CW, "Arkansas - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Clemmer Biography," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "Text of Arkansas Act 301, formerly Senate Bill 134," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Ark. Gov. Beebe Vetoes 12-Week Abortion Ban," March 4, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas State Legislature, "Bill status information for Arkansas Senate Bill 134," accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ Suzi Parker, Reuters, "Arkansas bans abortion at 12 weeks, earliest in nation," accessed March 6, 2013
- ↑ The New York Times, "Arkansas Adopts a Ban on Abortions After 12 Weeks," accessed March 6, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Arkansas Times, "Amendment a lottery killer," February 9, 2011 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "ark" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "ark" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Clemmer Issue Positions," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012" accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "2008 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas House spending, 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ KATV.com, "Arkansas GOP Convention Delegates and Alternates Elected," May 14, 2016
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Randy Stewart (D) |
Arkansas House District 23 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Lanny Fite (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Arkansas House District 29 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Fredrick Love (D) |
