Curt Clawson

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Curt Clawson
Curt Clawson official congressional photo.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 19th district
In office
June 25, 2014 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by Trey Radel
Succeeded by Francis Rooney
Personal details
Born Curtis Jay Clawson
(1959-09-28) September 28, 1959 (age 64)
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]

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]
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]
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. 5.0 5.1 Sullivan, Sean. Curt Clawson wins Republican nomination in Florida special election, Washington Post, April 23, 2014.
  6. Topaz, Jonathan (January 20, 2015) – "Tea Party Response to Obama Hits Soft Tones". POLITICO. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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  8. http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/Special/

External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 19th congressional district

2014–2017
Succeeded by
Francis Rooney