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==Background==
==Background==
An [[Arkansas]] native, Climer graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration. He came to Washington in 1967 to join the staff of newly elected [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[John Paul Hammerschmidt]] of Arkansas' 3rd congressional district. Later, he was an assistant to the [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]]. From 1979 to 1985, he was chief of staff to then U.S. Representative [[Edwin R. Bethune]], a Republican from White County and only the second Arkansas Republican to have been elected to Congress since [[Reconstruction]].
An [[Arkansas]] native, Climer graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration. He came to Washington in 1967 to join the staff of newly elected [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[John Paul Hammerschmidt]] of Arkansas' 3rd congressional district. Later, he was an assistant to the [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]]. From 1979 to 1985, he was chief of staff to then U.S. Representative Edwin Ruthvin Bethune, Jr., of White County, a former [[FBI]] agent, and only the second Arkansas Republican to have been elected to Congress since [[Reconstruction]].
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]].