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===Two congressional institutes===
===Two congressional institutes===
The Congressional Institute, a [[nonprofit organization]] based in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], [[Virginia]], ranks among the top sponsors of congressional travel between January 2000 and June 2005, spending more than $830,000 on almost 1,000 trips.
The Congressional Institute, a [[nonprofit organization]] based in Alexandria, [[Virginia]], ranks among the top sponsors of congressional travel between January 2000 and June 2005, spending more than $830,000 on almost 1,000 trips.
The group primarily funds travel for Republican lawmakers and their staff members. Its sister organization, the Public Governance Institute, holds bipartisan retreats primarily for House members; in the period covered, the institute found that Congress spent more than $135,000 on about 120 congressional trips.
The group primarily funds travel for Republican lawmakers and their staff members. Its sister organization, the Public Governance Institute, holds bipartisan retreats primarily for House members; in the period covered, the institute found that Congress spent more than $135,000 on about 120 congressional trips.
In 2007, Climer announced his retirement from the Congressional Institute. He was succeeded by Mark Strand, who had been the chief of staff to former U.S. Senator [[Jim Talent]], a [[Missouri]] Republican who was defeated for a full term on November 7, 2006. Climer continued as an advisor through 2008. Together with the chairman of the institute, Mike Johnson, and his successor, Mark Strand, Climer coauthored ''Surviving Inside Congress:'' A guide for prospective, new and not-so-new Congressional staff - and a guided tour for those who just want to learn how it all works.
In 2007, Climer announced his retirement from the Congressional Institute. He was succeeded by Mark Strand, who had been the chief of staff to former U.S. Senator [[Jim Talent]], a [[Missouri]] Republican who was defeated for a full term on November 7, 2006. Climer continued as an advisor through 2008. Together with the chairman of the institute, Mike Johnson, and his successor, Mark Strand, Climer coauthored ''Surviving Inside Congress:'' A guide for prospective, new and not-so-new Congressional staff - and a guided tour for those who just want to learn how it all works.
==Retired in North Carolina==
==Retired in North Carolina==
Climer and his wife, Mary Ann Climer (born May 30, 1940), are reside in Edenton, North Carolina. They have a daughter, Greta (born 1969), son-in-law Kevin Kennedy, and granddaughters Lucy and Violet, who reside in King County, [[Washington]]. Their son, Matthew A. Climer (born March 31, 1971), lives in Amherst, [[Virginia]].
Climer and his wife, Mary Ann Climer (born May 30, 1940), are reside in Edenton, North Carolina. They have a daughter, Greta (born 1969), son-in-law Kevin Kennedy, and granddaughters Lucy and Violet, who reside in King County, [[Washington]]. Their son, Matthew A. Climer (born March 31, 1971), lives in Amherst, [[Virginia]].