| Jim Clymer | |
|---|---|
| 3rd U.S. Constitution Party Chairman | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 September 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Shearer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1948 [1] |
| Political party | Constitution Party |
| Residence | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Religion | Christian |
James N. Clymer (born May 4, 1948) is the current party chairman of the United States Constitution Party.[2]
He grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and earned a law degree. He was admitted into the Pennsylvania Bar Association in May 1978.[3] In 1986 he was appointed Chairman of the Bob Smith for Senate Committee. In 1992 he would join the Libertarian Party and run as their candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General. He also ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 1994 and 1998, attaining 13% and 10.5% respectively. He ran for a United States Senate seat in 2004, which gathered nearly 4% of the vote against Arlen Specter and Joe Hoeffel. He received 214,837 votes, which may have at the time been the second highest number of votes any Constitution Party member has received, after the 460,269 votes for Peg Luksik's 1994 gubernatorial bid received. He somewhat was able to gain support from conservative, pro-life Republicans who had voted for Pat Toomey in the close Senate Primary against Arlen Specter, who is more liberal, especially on social issues. He also gained the endorsement of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Clymer unlike many minor party candidates was invited to participate in the televised U.S. Senate Debate.
Clymer later ran for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Commissioner and scored 13% of the vote.
| Preceded by Bill Shearer |
Chairman of the Constitution Party September 6, 1999–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |