Donald H. Clausen
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Donald Holst Clausen is a former U.S. Representative
from California
.
Born in Ferndale, California
, Clausen graduated from elementary and high schools of Ferndale. He attended San José State University
, California Polytechnic State University
(in San Luis Obispo, California
), Weber State University
(in Ogden, Utah
), and Saint Mary's College of California
. He took the V-5 Program in the United States Navy
. He engaged in the insurance business, Clausen Associates, and in the air ambulance service, Clausen Flying Service, both in Crescent City, California
. He served as a carrier pilot in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1944 to 1945 and as a member of the board of supervisors of Del Norte County, California
from 1955 to 1962.
Clausen was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-eighth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Clement Woodnutt Miller
(who had been elected posthumously), and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 22, 1963-January 3, 1983).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth
Congress in 1982, narrowly losing to Democrat Douglas H. Bosco
.
He served as director, special programs, Federal Aviation Administration from 1983 to 1990.
He is a resident of Santa Rosa, California
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Born in Ferndale, California
Ferndale, California
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. Known for its well-preserved Victorian buildings, the city's population was 1,371 at the 2010 census, down from 1,382 at the 2000 census...
, Clausen graduated from elementary and high schools of Ferndale. He attended San José State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....
(in San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
), Weber State University
Weber State University
Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...
(in Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
), and Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church...
. He took the V-5 Program in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. He engaged in the insurance business, Clausen Associates, and in the air ambulance service, Clausen Flying Service, both in Crescent City, California
Crescent City, California
Crescent City is the county seat and only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a total population of 7,643 in the 2010 census, up from 4,006 in the 2000 census...
. He served as a carrier pilot in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1944 to 1945 and as a member of the board of supervisors of Del Norte County, California
Del Norte County, California
Del Norte County is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California on the Pacific adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 28,610. The county seat is Crescent City, the county's only incorporated city. Del Norte is the abbreviated...
from 1955 to 1962.
Clausen was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-eighth
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller
Clement Woodnutt Miller was a U.S. Representative from California, He was a grandson of Charles R. Miller and a nephew of Thomas W...
(who had been elected posthumously), and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 22, 1963-January 3, 1983).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth
98th United States Congress
The Ninety-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1985, during the third and...
Congress in 1982, narrowly losing to Democrat Douglas H. Bosco
Douglas H. Bosco
Douglas Harry Bosco is a former U.S. Representative from California.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bosco attended Homestead High School, Sunnyvale, California. He graduated from the Capitol Page School in Washington, D.C., 1963. He received a B.A. from Willamette University in 1968 and a J.D. from...
.
He served as director, special programs, Federal Aviation Administration from 1983 to 1990.
He is a resident of Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
.