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|footnotes=Though he was never elected to public office, Climer was a behind-the-scenes power in the [[Arkansas]] and national [[Republican Party|Republican]] parties.<br />[[Governor]] [[Winthrop Rockefeller]] appointed Climer as clerk of court for Pulaski County, but he vacated the post to run statewide for secretary of state in 1972.<br />In addition to the Congressional Institute, which he established in 1987, Climer founded the Public Governance Institute in 2001.
|footnotes=Though he was never elected to public office, Climer was a behind-the-scenes power in the [[Arkansas]] and national [[Republican Party|Republican]] parties.<br />[[Governor]] [[Winthrop Rockefeller]] appointed Climer as clerk of court for Pulaski County, but he vacated the post to run statewide for secretary of state in 1972.<br />In addition to the Congressional Institute, which he established in 1987, Climer founded the Public Governance Institute in 2001.
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'''Jerome Francis "Jerry" Climer''' (born April 25, 1941), is the founder of two [[Washington, D.C.]]-based think tanks, the [[Congressional Institute]] and the [[Public Governance Institute]], which were established in 1987 and 2001, respectively. His field of expertise is public administration, a branch of [[political science]] as well as public policy and issues development.
'''Jerome Francis "Jerry" Climer''' (born April 25, 1941), is the founder of two [[Washington, D.C.]]-based think tanks, The Congressional Institute and The Public Governance Institute, which were established in 1987 and 2001, respectively. His field of expertise is public administration, a branch of [[political science]] as well as public policy and issues development.
==Background==
==Background==
Late in 1970, [[Governor]] [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], shortly before he left the office, appointed Climer to fill a vacancy as the clerk of Pulaski County, which includes the capital city of [[Little Rock]].
Late in 1970, [[Governor]] [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], shortly before he left the office, appointed Climer to fill a vacancy as the clerk of Pulaski County, which includes the capital city of [[Little Rock]].
==Running for secretary of state, 1972==
==Race for secretary of state, 1972==
In 1972, Climer, at thirty-one, was the Republican candidate for Arkansas Secretary of State. He was defeated by the popular [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[incumbent]] Kelly Bryant. In his campaign, Climer alleged that Bryant's office was "full of political hacks", a situation which, he maintained, caused the legitimate employees to be "overworked". Climer further accused Bryant of showing favoritism for certain printing firms in the awarding of state contracts, failing to preserve vital state records, and mishandling petitions filed with the office. Climer had the endorsement of the ''Pine Bluff Commercial'' in Jefferson County] Bryant, however, was so confident of success, considering the Democratic hegemony of Arkansas, that he could ignore the upstart challenge from Climer.
In 1972, Climer, at thirty-one, was the Republican candidate for Arkansas Secretary of State. He was defeated by the popular [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[incumbent]] Kelly Bryant. In his campaign, Climer alleged that Bryant's office was "full of political hacks", a situation which, he maintained, caused the legitimate employees to be "overworked". Climer further accused Bryant of showing favoritism for certain printing firms in the awarding of state contracts, failing to preserve vital state records, and mishandling petitions filed with the office. Climer had the endorsement of the ''Pine Bluff Commercial'' in Jefferson County] Bryant, however, was so confident of success, considering the Democratic hegemony of Arkansas, that he could ignore the upstart challenge from Climer.