Paul Irvin Clymer (born July 8, 1937) was a

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member of the

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, where he represented the 145th Legislative District in

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. First elected in 1980, he served in the seat until January 6, 2015. After high school, Clymer attended

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, where he served in the

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and earned a degree in

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in 1959. Following graduation from college, he spent four years in the

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on active duty. Clymer worked as a credit manager at Lankenau Hospital between leaving active military service and his election to the House. Clymer served as chairman of the House Education Committee. He was also a member of the House Gaming Oversight Committee and has been an outspoken critic of the legalization of

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in the state, urging for more regulation in the industry. In January 2010, Clymer announced that he would not seek re-election in the November 2010 election. However, the next week, he reconsidered and said he would run for re-election. Clymer announced in January 2014 that he would not be running for re-election in the Fall of 2014.

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Paul Clymer
at PA House web site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clymer, Paul 1937 births Living people People from Sellersville, Pennsylvania Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians