Richard Clewell

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Richard Clewell

Prior offices:

Davenport Community Schools school board At-large

Years in office: 2001 - 2017

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Education

Bachelor's

Iowa State University

Personal

Religion

Davenport Unitarian Church

Richard Clewell is the former at-large member of the Davenport Community School District School Board. He first won election to the board in 2001. He was re-elected on September 10, 2013.

He was previously a Democratic candidate for District 41 of the Iowa State Senate. The primary election was on June 8, 2010 and the general election was on November 2, 2010.

Biography

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Clewell is a retired Department of Defense official, Vietnam Era veteran, and retired wildlife biologist. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. He has two children who graduated from schools in the Davenport Community School District.

Elections

2013

See also: Davenport Community School District elections (2013)

Clewell placed first among five candidates in his re-election bid on September 10, 2013.

Results

Davenport Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Richard Clewell Incumbent	21.7%	1,274
	Nonpartisan	Jamie Snyder	20.3%	1,190
	Nonpartisan	Maria Dickmann	19.6%	1,147
	Nonpartisan	Patt Zamora Incumbent	18.9%	1,109
	Nonpartisan	Elaine Kresse	18.2%	1,070
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.3%	77
Total Votes				5,867
Source: Scott County, Iowa, "Election Summary Report," September 13, 2013

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Clewell lost to Republican candidate Roby Smith by a margin of 13,865 to 9,432 in the November 2 general election.

In the June 8 primary election, Clewell beat Dave Thede by a margin of 596 to 479.

Iowa State Senate, District 41 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Richard Clewell		596	55.4%
Dave Thede		479	44.6%

2009

On September 8 2009, Clewell defeated three challengers for a seat on the Davenport Community School District School Board.

Davenport Community School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2011, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Richard A. Clewell	18.6%	885
	Nonpartisan	Patt Zamora	18.5%	883
	Nonpartisan	Larry L. Roberson	18.5%	882
	Nonpartisan	Karen Boyd	18.4%	877
	Nonpartisan	Jon Rasler	15.5%	740
	Nonpartisan	Deborah Whan Dierkes	10.4%	494
Total Votes				4,761
Source: Scott County

Campaign themes

2013

Poverty

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"Poverty: Fully 62% of the District’s students qualify for either Free or Reduced Fee lunches. The impact of poverty on our students is far reaching and compromises the efforts of even our best teachers to provide the quality of education our kids deserve. While the ability to deal directly with poverty is beyond the ability of public schools, we work hard every day to minimize impacts by providing parenting classes, family support liaisons, before and after school wrap-around programs, and high quality pre-school education programs. Our collaborative efforts with agencies like the YMCA, Vera French, and LULAC Council are bringing the community together to help families and students overcome the barriers poverty places in their paths to quality education."

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2010

On his campaign website, Clewell states economic recovery and sustainability as his main priority if elected.

“

Job Creation - "...we need to deal with a projected shortage of skilled labor. Our trade unions, community colleges, and high schools are vital in making these skills available." Education- " If we want Iowa to have a strong and vibrant economy, we must make Iowa the destination for education." Healthcare - "The fact that 1 in 11 Iowans does not have health care insurance is a clear indication that the system is not working. We cannot wait for Washington to do what we must do now for our most vulnerable citizens..." Fiscal Accountability - "I believe...that both spending and revenues must be considered to achieve a balanced budget. The governors tax credit panel which did a cost-benefit analysis on how our tax dollars are being used to stimulate business growth is on the right track and we need to pursue this level of focus more broadly."

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See also

• Iowa school districts
• Davenport Community School District, Iowa
• Davenport Community School District elections (2013)

External links

Suggest a link

• Davenport Community School District website