Robert Clements (Nebraska politician)

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| name = Robert Clements

| image = File:Nebraska Senator Robert Clements.png

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| state_legislature = Nebraska

| district = 2nd

| term_start = February 6, 2017

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| predecessor = Bill Kintner

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|11}}

| birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

| party = Republican

| education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln

| spouse = {{marriage|Peggy Sue Bogenreif|1972}}

| children = 5

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Robert Clements (born December 11, 1950) is an American politician and businessman.

Clements was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from Elmwood High School in Elmwood, Nebraska in 1969. Clements received his bachelor's degree in 1973 from University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Clements is a banker at America Exchange Bank in Elmwood, Nebraska. On February 6, 2017, Clements was appointed to the Nebraska Legislature replacing Bill Kintner who resigned. He is involved with the Republican Party.[http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist02/biography/ Nebraska Legislature-Robert Clements]'Elmwood bank chosen to replace Kintner,' Lincoln Journal-Star, Zach Pluhacek, February 6, 2017

Clements became a leading state election denier by embracing "the Big Lie" (President Trump's false claims of a stolen election) following the 2020 presidential contest by insisting Donald Trump actually won. Clements signed a public letter demanding a "forensic audit of every state election" similar to the fruitless 2021 Maricopa County presidential ballot audit.{{cite web | url=https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nebraska-state-senator-calls-for-50-state-audit-of-presidential-election/article_9bccad14-2617-11ec-8691-0b26ad6e348c.html | title=Nebraska state senator calls for 50-state audit of presidential election }}'Nebraska state senator calls for 50-state audit of presidential election,' Omaha World-Herald, Martha Stoddard, Oct. 5, 2021 That same year, he joined a fringe right-wing group, the Nebraska Freedom Coalition, in asking for a state-backed effort to audit the 2020 Nebraska election results, specifically in Douglas and Sarpy counties, despite no evidence of fraud.{{cite web | url=https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/group-wants-audit-of-nebraska-election-state-senator-backs-it | title=Group wants audit of Nebraska election, state senator backs it | date=30 September 2021 }}''Group wants audit of Nebraska election, state senator backs it,' KMTV News, Jon Kipper, Sept. 30, 2021 Clements claimed that he was baffled how both Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Rep. Don Bacon could win in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, despite the fact the district experienced a similar split in 2008.{{cite web | url=https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nebraska-state-senator-calls-for-50-state-audit-of-presidential-election/article_9bccad14-2617-11ec-8691-0b26ad6e348c.html | title=Nebraska state senator calls for 50-state audit of presidential election }}'Nebraska state senator calls for 50-state audit of presidential election,' Omaha World-Herald, Martha Stoddard, Oct. 5, 2021