William F. Clinger Jr.
| Bill Clinger | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Schultze |
| Succeeded by | John Peterson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd district | |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ammerman |
| Succeeded by | District Eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 4, 1929 Warren, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
William Floyd "Bill" Clinger Jr. (born April 4, 1929) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early Life
Clinger was born in Warren, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools there and graduated from The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania[1] in 1947. He received a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1951, and an LL.B. from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1965. Clinger served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant from 1951 to 1955. He was a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967 to 1968, and the Republican National Convention in 1972. Clinger was associated with the New Process Company of Warren, Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1962, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1965, and was a lawyer in private practice.[2]
U.S. House of Representatives
Defeating incumbent Representative Joseph S. Ammerman, Clinger was elected as a Republican to the 96th and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997). While in the House of Representatives, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight[3] in the 104th Congress, which was quite active in investigating the Travelgate and Filegate matters.[4][5] With Senator William Cohen, Clinger co-authored the Information Technology Management Reform Act, also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act.[6] He was not a candidate for re-election to the 105th Congress in 1996.
Subsequent Career
Clinger serves as a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Center for the Study of American Government.[1] He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[7]
In October 2016, Clinger was one of thirty Republican ex-lawmakers to sign a public letter condemning Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Congressional Record, V. 151, PT. 17, October 7 to 26, 2005. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 2010. p. 23013. ISBN 9780160848254. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "CLINGER, William Floyd, Jr., (1929 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ↑ "William Clinger, Adjunct Faculty". John Hopkins University. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- 1 2 Bash, Dana; Kopan, Tal (6 October 2016). "30 Former GOP Lawmakers Sign Anti-Trump Letter". CNN. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- 1 2 Fitzgerald, Thomas (6 October 2016). "Former Pa. Rep. Who Investigated Clinton Scandals Opposes Trump". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Wong, Wylie (10 February 2016). "How the Clinger-Cohen Act Continues to Ripple Through Federal IT Today". FedTech. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Reformers Caucus". Issue One.
External links
- United States Congress. "William F. Clinger Jr. (id: C000523)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Ammerman |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1979–1993 |
Succeeded by District Eliminated |
| Preceded by Richard Schultze |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1993–1997 |
Succeeded by John Peterson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Conyers Michigan |
Chairman of House Government Reform and Oversight Committee 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by Dan Burton Indiana |
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