Clel Baudler

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Clel Baudler

| image = Clel Baudler - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| office = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives

| constituency = 20th (2013–2019)
58th (2003–2013)
78th (1999–2003)

| term_start = January 11, 1999

| term_end = January 14, 2019

| predecessor = Dwight Dinkla

| successor = Ray Sorensen

| prior_term = 58th (2003–2013)
78th (1999–2003)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|4|4}}

| birth_place = Fontanelle, Iowa, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = Mary Carole

| relations =

| children = 4

| residence = Greenfield, Iowa, U.S.

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| website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=78 legis.iowa.gov/...]

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Clel E. Baudler (born April 4, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 20th district. A Republican, he was first elected to the House in 1998 and assumed office in 1999.{{Cite web|title=Clel Baudler|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Clel_Baudler|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}

Career

Baudler was born and raised in Fontanelle, Iowa and resides in Greenfield. He served as a state trooper with the Iowa State Patrol for 32 years.{{Cite web|title=Iowa House Republicans » Meet Our Members – Clel Baudler|url=http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/meet-our-members-clel-baudler|access-date=2021-06-27|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629174027/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/meet-our-members-clel-baudler|archive-date=2021-06-29|url-status=dead}}

In the House, Baudler served on several committees, including the Agriculture, Environmental Protection, Government Oversight, and Natural Resources committees. He also serves as the chair of the Public Safety committee.{{Cite web|title=Representative Clel Baudler|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=85&personID=78|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-27|website=www.legis.iowa.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128072115/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=85&personID=78 |archive-date=2014-11-28 }} He is on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America.{{Cite web|last=Gilson|first=Dave|title=These are the people who really run the NRA|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/nra-board-directors-nugent-selleck-north/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214145014/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/nra-board-directors-nugent-selleck-north/|archive-date=December 14, 2015|url-status=live}} Baudler did not seek re-election in 2018 and was succeeded by Ray Sorensen.{{Cite web|title=Baudler says it’s a ‘practical time’ to retire|url=https://www.crestonnews.com/2018/01/29/baudler-says-its-a-practical-time-to-retire/ao9brq5/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Creston News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232325/https://www.crestonnews.com/2018/01/29/baudler-says-its-a-practical-time-to-retire/ao9brq5/|archive-date=2021-06-27|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Aronsen|first=Gavin|date=2018-03-22|title=Retirement Party: State Rep. Clel Baudler, R-Greenfield|url=http://iowainformer.com/politics/2018/03/clel-baudler-medical-marijuana-california-hemorrhoids/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Iowa Informer|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123022959/http://iowainformer.com/politics/2018/03/clel-baudler-medical-marijuana-california-hemorrhoids/|archive-date=2019-01-23|url-status=live}}

References

External links

[http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=78 Representative Clel Baudler] official Iowa General Assembly site
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[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=3363 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100213132249/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/clel-baudler Profile] at Iowa House Republicans

{{succession box

| title = 78th District

| before = Dwight Dinkla

| years = 1999–2003

| after = Vicki Lensing

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{{succession box

| title = 58th District

| before = Danny Carroll

| years = 2003–2013

| after = Brian Moore

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