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After the 1972 Arkansas campaign, Climer worked as the chief legislative assistant to Congressman Tom Coleman of [[Missouri]] and was thereafter from 1979 to 1985 the executive assistant to Representative Ed Bethune. In 1984, Bethune ran for the U.S. Senate but was defeated by the Democrat [[David Pryor]], despite [[Ronald W. Reagan]]'s victory in Arkansas. From 1985 to 1990, Climer was employed on the leadership staff of U.S. Representative Guy Vander Jagt of [[Michigan]], then the head of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.<ref name=eclectic/>
After the 1972 Arkansas campaign, Climer worked as the chief legislative assistant to Congressman Tom Coleman of [[Missouri]] and was thereafter from 1979 to 1985 the executive assistant to Representative Ed Bethune. In 1984, Bethune ran for the U.S. Senate but was defeated by the Democrat [[David Pryor]], despite [[Ronald W. Reagan]]'s victory in Arkansas. From 1985 to 1990, Climer was employed on the leadership staff of U.S. Representative Guy Vander Jagt of [[Michigan]], then the head of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.<ref name=eclectic/>
In the late 1970s, he began the study of the process of managing organizational change with Daryl Conner, the founder and chief executive officer of Conner Partners. The two co-authored ''Leading Public-Sector Change,'' a textbook in public administration.
In the late 1970s, he began the study of the process of managing organizational change with Daryl Conner, the founder and chief executive officer of Conner Partners. The two co-authored ''Leading Public-Sector Change,'' a textbook in public administration. He is also the co-author of a book, ''Surviving Inside Congress,'' published in 2009, with a second edition in 2011.<ref name=eclectic/>
Climer is a policy and information expert and is enlisted by governmental, media, and private-sector organizations. He frequently briefs legislators and public-policy researchers on policy options, consensus building, and leadership.
Climer is a policy and information expert and is enlisted by governmental, media, and private-sector organizations. He frequently briefs legislators and public-policy researchers on policy options, consensus building, and leadership.
===Two congressional institutes===
===Two congressional institutes===
At the Public Governance Institute, Climer was named by [[Trent Lott]], then the majority leader of the United States Senate to a 21-member federal government panel, "Helping Enhance the Livelihood of People," known by the acronym HELP. The Commission focused on developing strategies to maximize the efficiency of United States foreign aid and filed its report with the President and the Congress in December 2007.<eclectic/>
At the Public Governance Institute, Climer was named by [[Trent Lott]], then the majority leader of the United States Senate to a 21-member federal government panel, "Helping Enhance the Livelihood of People," known by the acronym HELP. The Commission focused on developing strategies to maximize the efficiency of United States foreign aid and filed its report with the President and the Congress in December 2007.<eclectic/>
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.
After retiring and relocating in 2007 to Edenton in Chowan County in eastern [[North Carolina]], Climer established Policy Implementation Consultants, which offers consulting to public officials. He was appointed in 2009 by North Carolina Governor [[Bev Perdue]], a Democrat, to the Edenton Historical Commission, on which he served as chairman and as a member of the executive committee.