Edward D. 'Ed' Clere (born April 16, 1974) is a
Republican member of the
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...
, representing the 72nd District. He is seen as a bipartisan legislator who encourages constituent outreach.
[Political science students visit Indiana Statehouse as guest of alumnus Rep. Ed Clere]
'' Indiana Southeast University'', March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
In 2015, Clere, concerned about the rapid spread of
HIV in
Scott County, Indiana, urged then-governor
Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th ...
to sign an executive order to allow
needle exchange programs to operate. After resisting the intervention for over two months, Pence spoke to the county sheriff, prayed for guidance, then capitulated, allowing such a program to address the epidemic. The rate of infection slowed dramatically.
Mike Pence's Response to H.I.V. Outbreak: Prayer, Then a Change of Heart
'' The New York Times'', Megan Twohey, August 8, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
Clere received the Chancellor's Medal from Indiana University Southeast in 2016.[
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References
External links
Ed Clere at BallotpediaState Representative Edward Clere
''official Indiana State Legislature site''
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Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Living people
1974 births
People from Indiana
21st-century American politicians
American United Methodists
Indiana University Southeast alumni
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