Mike Clampitt
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| image = Rep. Mike Clampitt (2023).jpg
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| name = Mike Clampitt
| state_house = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = 119th
| term_start = January 1, 2021
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| predecessor = Joe Sam Queen
| term_start1 = January 1, 2017
| term_end1 = January 1, 2019
| preceded1 = Joe Sam Queen
| succeeded1 = Joe Sam Queen
| party = Republican
| birth_name = James Michael Clampitt
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|2|17}}
| birth_place = Swain County, North Carolina
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| alma_mater = Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
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| residence = Bryson City, North Carolina
| children =
| occupation = Firefighter (retired)
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| caption = Clampitt in 2023
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James Michael Clampitt (born February 17, 1955) is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2016 and 2020. Before his election in 2016, he ran unsuccessfully for office for Swain County Board of Commissioners in both 2006 and 2010, and the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2012 and 2014.{{Cite web|last=Vaillancourt|first=Cory|title=Clampitt makes it official|url=https://www.smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/27829-clampitt-makes-it-official|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.smokymountainnews.com}} A Republican, he serves the 119th district, covering portions of Haywood, Jackson, and Swain counties.{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/136386/mike-clampitt#.WTGyKBPyt0s|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-31}}{{Cite web|title=Representative Mike Clampitt - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/715|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.ncleg.gov}} He was a captain in the Charlotte Fire Department from 1977 to 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/18542-queen-clampitt-third-time-s-a-charm|title=Queen-Clampitt: Third time's a charm?}} He is a resident of Bryson City.
Honors
In 2018, Clampitt received a 90% rating on the NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard.{{cite web|title=NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard |url=https://www.ncvalues.org/scorecard |access-date=April 23, 2018}}
During the 2018 general assembly session, Clampitt was one of the only Republican members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's Budget.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.ncleg.net/BillLookup/2017/H980|title=House Bill 980 (2017-2018 Session) - North Carolina General Assembly|website=www2.ncleg.net|access-date=2018-09-09}}
Involvement with the Oath Keepers
In late September 2021, it was revealed that Clampitt's name was among the some 38,000 people whose names appear on a membership roster of the Oath Keepers; a far-right anti-government militia, following a hack of the group's internal data.{{Cite web|last=Arnsdorf|first=Isaac|title=Oath Keepers in the State House: How a Militia Movement Took Root in the Republican Mainstream|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/oath-keepers-in-the-state-house-how-a-militia-movement-took-root-in-the-republican-mainstream?token=2RkFy4vhfD27DYBSAlofr7QwFP2EFRcP|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ProPublica|language=en}} Records show that Clampitt has been on the Oath Keepers' roster since at least 2014.{{Cite web|last=Knoepp|first=Lilly|title=Republican Rep. Clampitt says he's been an Oath Keeper since 2014|url=https://www.bpr.org/post/republican-rep-clampitt-says-he-s-been-oath-keeper-2014|access-date=2021-12-29|website=www.bpr.org|date=27 October 2021 |language=en}} Clampitt is also a registered member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.{{Cite web|last=Knoepp|first=Lilly|title=Republican Rep. Clampitt says he's been an Oath Keeper since 2014|url=https://www.bpr.org/post/republican-rep-clampitt-says-he-s-been-oath-keeper-2014|access-date=2021-12-29|website=www.bpr.org|date=27 October 2021 |language=en}}
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Category:People from Swain County, North Carolina
Category:People from Bryson City, North Carolina
Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly