Paul Clements' Biography
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Full Name:
Paul Clements
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Aedin; 2 Children: Anna, Bridin
Birth Date:
1961
Birth Place:
Dallas, TX
Home City:
Kalamazoo, MI
PhD, Public Affairs, Development Economics and International Development, Princeton University, 1992-1996
Masters, Public Affairs, Development Economics and International Development, Princeton University, 1990-1992
BA, Social Science, Harvard University, 1978-1984
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Michigan, District 6, 2016, 2018
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2014
No caucus information on file.
Professor, Political Science, Western Michigan University, 1996-present
Faculty Member, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Evaluation
Director, Masters Program, International Development Administration
Consultant, United States Government, United Nations, Peru, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Bangladesh
Attendee, First Presbyterian Church, present
Volunteer, Habitat For Humanity, present
Co-Chair, Working Group on Climate Change, present
Founding Chair, Kalamazoo Interfaith Coaltion for Peace and Justice
Teacher/Volunteer, Mathematics, Peace Corps
Member, Michigan United Board
Former Chair, Outreach Committee, First Presbyterian Church
Priority Issues:
- Building American prosperity on high tech., clean energy manufacturing with industrial policy, basic research, a manufacturing extension service, and job training for positions employers need
- Making good quality preschool available to every child, strengthen K-12 education, and make higher education affordable
- Reforming the criminal justice system with drug courts and alternative sentencing for nonviolent offenders
- Shifting resources from the military to infrastructure, education, and international cooperation on climate change.