Scott Clem
{{Short description|Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Scott Clem
|image = File:Scott Clem at Campbell County League of Women Voters' General Election Candidates' Forum in Gillette, Wyoming.jpg
|caption = Scott Clem at Campbell County League of Women Voters' General Election Candidates' Forum in Gillette, Wyoming
|state_house = Wyoming
|district = 31st
|term_start = January 5, 2015
|term_end = January 4, 2021
|predecessor = Tom Lubnau
|successor = John Bear
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|6}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
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|nationality = American
|party = Republican
|spouse = Chelsie Clem
|children = 4
|residence = Gillette, Wyoming
|alma_mater = Sheridan College
|profession = Case Manager
|website =
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Scott Clem (born April 6, 1984) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 31st district from 2015 to 2021.{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Clem |title= Scott Clem |publisher= Ballotpedia |accessdate= June 21, 2016}}
Elections
=2014=
After incumbent Republican Representative and Speaker of the House Tom Lubnau announced his retirement, Clem announced his candidacy. He defeated Brenda Schladweiler in the Republican primary and then defeated Democratic candidate Billy Montgomery in the general election, 79% to 21%.
=2016=
Clem ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democrat Dylan Czarnecki in the general election with 89% of the vote.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016 |publisher= Wyoming Secretary of State |accessdate= May 17, 2017}}
Personal life
Clem is the former pastor at Central Baptist Church in Gillette. Clem has been paralyzed from the waist down since the age 19 due to injuries sustained in a skiing incident at Deer Mountain in the Black Hills.{{cite web|title=Rep. Scott Clem: Gillette pastor and youth case manager|url=https://www.wyofile.com/rep-scott-clem-gillette-pastor-and-youth-case-manager/|date=September 3, 2015|accessdate=August 11, 2020|first=Gregory|last=Nickerson}}
References
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External links
- [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20160107211950/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=2017 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Clem Profile] from Ballotpedia
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Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature
Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Gillette, Wyoming
Category:Sheridan College alumni
Category:Baptist ministers from the United States
Category:American politicians with disabilities
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