Joshua Claybourn

Joshua Claybourn
Born (1981-06-10) June 10, 1981
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater Kelley School of Business (B.S.)
Indiana Univ. School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation Lawyer
Website joshclaybourn.com

Joshua Claybourn is an American attorney and author, known most for his legal and political work with governmental entities and elected officials. He is an adjunct scholar with the Indiana Policy Review Foundation.[1]

Early life and education

Claybourn is a native of Evansville, Indiana, and was born into the Claybourn – Claiborne – Clayborn family. He graduated from North High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. He also attended the Leadership Institute in Arlington, Virginia, an organization that teaches young Americans how to influence public policy through activism and leadership.[2] Thereafter he earned a law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and served as a research assistant to Professor Gerard Magliocca during his work on Andrew Jackson and the Constitution: The Rise and Fall of Generational Regimes.[3]

Career

Claybourn is an attorney with the law firm of Jackson Kelly and represents businesses and several governmental entities and officials. He served as attorney for the city council of Evansville, Indiana, and the town council of Chandler, Indiana.[4] Citing Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, Claybourn appeared before the Indiana Election Commission and successfully challenged a 23-year-old person’s legal right to appear on the ballot as a candidate for Congress in Indiana's 8th congressional district.[5][6] He previously served as an adjunct professor of business law at the University of Evansville.

Author and pundit

Claybourn is an adjunct scholar with the Indiana Policy Review Foundation. His work has appeared in USA Today, The Hill, The Federalist, The American Spectator, National Review Online, American Thinker, and World Magazine, and regional publications such as the Indianapolis Star, Evansville Courier & Press, The News-Sentinel, and The Herald-Times.[7][3] On television he has commented on current events on CNN, MSNBC, and NHK. Previously he was a blogger that radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt included among the “next generation of bloggers” and a reason “to be very optimistic about the future of the blogosphere.”[8]

Writing in The Hill and The American Spectator, he argued against passage of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, warning that it threatened to "undermine foreign relations, core principles of international law, and American justice abroad."[9][10] Claybourn is an outspoken advocate of home rule, a principle in Indiana and several other states that generally grants municipalities the power to govern themselves as they see fit.[11][12] He is also a former trustee and president of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.

Politics

Claybourn was cited as a "key supporter" of Congressman Larry Bucshon of Indiana's 8th congressional district.[5] He was a principal adviser to Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke's campaign and was a part of Winnecke's 2012 transition team.[13] He also served as a top adviser during Winnecke's successful 2015 re-election campaign, which made Winnecke the first Republican Evansville mayor to be re-elected in 40 years.[14]

In 2016, Claybourn was selected as an Indiana delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention.[15] A day after Donald Trump's win in the Indiana primary which made Trump the party's presumptive nominee, Claybourn was one of the first to resign his position as a delegate because he “could not in good conscience attend a coronation and celebration of Donald Trump.”[16][17] The New York Times noted Mr. Claybourn would have been bound to vote for Mr. Trump on the first ballot, "a step he said he simply could not stomach."[16] In a statement Claybourn said, "Donald J. Trump is the Republican Party’s nominee. But he will not be my nominee, and I will not attend a convention celebrating his candidacy."[16] Nevertheless, members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team sought Claybourn’s interest in a legal role with the administration, suggesting his involvement would be “good for unity.”[18]

References

  1. ↑ Claybourn, Joshua (21 July 2017). "HUD serves up a plan without any local logic". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "The LI Difference". The Leadership Institute. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Writing & Research". Joshua Claybourn.
  4. ↑ Hall, Shannon (January 5, 2016). "Chandler appoints new attorney". Courier & Press. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Langhorne, Thomas (February 18, 2016). "Bucshon supporter challenges 23-year-old woman’s right to run for 8th District". Courier & Press. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Osowski, Zach (February 19, 2016). "Tied commission vote will keep Young on U.S. Senate ballot". Courier & Press. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Joshua Claybourn". The Federalist. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Hewitt, Hugh. "The Next Generation of Bloggers". Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Claybourn, Joshua. "How Congress made it easier to sue Israel". The Hill. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ Claybourn, Joshua. "Suing the Saudis Would Be a Mistake". The American Spectator. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ Claybourn, Joshua (7 May 2016). "Claybourn: In defense of Hoosier home rule". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Claybourn, Joshua (6 May 2017). "General Assembly home rule encroachments". Howey Politics Indiana. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  13. ↑ Sarkissian, Arek (December 2, 2011). "Winnecke: Transition team has received 220 resumes for 37 positions". Courier & Press. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ Martin, John (November 3, 2015). "Winnecke elected to second term as Evansville mayor". Courier & Press. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ Cook, Tony (April 14, 2016). "Indiana GOP names delegates to Republican National Convention". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 Peters, Jeremy (June 1, 2016). "‘I Can Watch It on TV’: Excuses for Republicans Skipping a Donald Trump Convention". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ Kopan, Tal (May 12, 2016). "With Trump as nominee, delegate spots lose appeal for Republicans". CNN. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ Berg, Rebecca (November 12, 2016). "Pence Role as Transition Leader Hints at Insider Mix". RealClear Politics.
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