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Paul Clemente
Paul Clemente is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 14 from 2010 to 2017.
Clemente did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Biography
Clemente's professional experience includes working as a CPA for Coopers & Lybrand, as well as co-owning and managing the now-defunct Clemente's Bar, Restaurant and Bowling Alley.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Clemente served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Financial Services |
| • Insurance |
| • Tax Policy |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Clemente served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Judiciary |
| • Michigan Competitiveness, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Clemente served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Commerce |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Clemente served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Commerce |
| • Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Paul Clemente (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Cara Clemente defeated Darrell Stasik and Loel Gnadt in the Michigan House of Representatives District 14 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cara Clemente |
59.44% | 20,252 | |
| Republican | Darrell Stasik | 35.75% | 12,178 | |
| Libertarian | Loel Gnadt | 4.81% | 1,639 | |
| Total Votes | 34,069 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Cara Clemente defeated Jeff Chicoine, John Maranian and Daniela Peric in the Michigan House of Representatives District 14 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Cara Clemente |
52.52% | 2,397 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Chicoine | 28.09% | 1,282 | |
| Democratic | John Maranian | 5.00% | 228 | |
| Democratic | Daniela Peric | 14.40% | 657 | |
| Total Votes | 4,564 | |||
Darrell Stasik ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 14 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Darrell Stasik (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Incumbent Paul Clemente was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Nathan Inks was unopposed in the Republican primary. Clemente defeated Inks in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Clemente Incumbent |
70.2% | 14,661 | |
| Republican | Nathan Inks | 29.8% | 6,223 | |
| Total Votes | 20,884 | |||
2012
Clemente won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 14. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Edward Gubics (R) and Loel Robert Gnadt (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Clemente Incumbent |
70.9% | 23,993 | |
| Republican | Edward Gubics | 25.9% | 8,763 | |
| Libertarian | Loel Robert Gnadt | 3.2% | 1,076 | |
| Total Votes | 33,832 | |||
2010
Clemente won election to the District 14 seat in 2010. He defeated Brittany Guerriero, Frank Liberati, Rebecca Sarazin and Frank Vaslo in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Patrick O'Connell (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[9][10]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 14 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Paul Clemente (D)
|
14,536 | |||
| Patrick O'Connell (R) | 7,069 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[11]
January 2011 - March 2012
Paul Clemente received a 13% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[11]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Clemente and his wife, Cara, have three children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Paul + Clemente + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ed Clemente (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 14 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Cara Clemente (D) |
