James Michael Clampitt (born February 17, 1955) is an American politician. He was elected to the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
in 2016 and 2020. Before his election in 2016, he ran unsuccessfully for office for
Swain County
Swain County is a county located on the far western border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,117. Its county seat is Bryson City.
Four rivers flow through the mountainous terrain of Swain County: t ...
Board of Commissioners in both 2006 and 2010, and the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2012 and 2014.
A
Republican, he serves the 119th district, covering portions of Haywood, Jackson, and Swain counties. He was a captain in the Charlotte Fire Department from 1977 to 2004. He is a resident of
Bryson City.
Honors
In 2018, Clampitt received a 90% rating on the NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard.
During the 2018 general assembly session, Clampitt was one of the only Republican members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor Democratic Governor
Roy Cooper's Budget.
Involvement with the Oath Keepers
In late September 2021, it was revealed that Clampitt's name was among the some 38,000 people whose names appear on a membership roster of the
Oath Keepers; a far-right anti-government militia, following a hack of the group's internal data.
Records show that Clampitt has been on the Oath Keepers' roster since at least 2014.
Clampitt is also a registered member of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans.
References
External links
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Living people
People from Swain County, North Carolina
People from Bryson City, North Carolina
Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
1955 births
21st-century American politicians
Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans