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Clemente, Cara (D)

Office: N693 HOB Term: Second Phone: (517) 373-0140 Email: CaraClemente@house.mi.gov Home Address: 2235 Fort Park, Lincoln Park, MI 48146 Website: http://housedems.com/state-rep-cara-clemente Seat Number: 68 Standing Committees: Legislative Council, Transportation, Financial Services, Health Policy (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Rep. Cara Clemente was elected to her first term as state representative in November 2016 and replaced her husband, former Rep. Paul Clemente. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

She was an academic development teacher specializing in reading at the local parochial school. She had been working with teachers for the past six years on improving reading lesson plans and working with students who are at risk of failing before or need extra help. She also worked as a manager at Clemente Bar, Restaurant and Bowling Alley before the establishment closed.

To read the MIRS biography for Rep. Clemente, click here.

EDUCATION

Rep. Clemente has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master's in Education from Eastern Michigan University.

PERSONAL

She and her husband have three children.

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 HB 4382  - EDUCATION, Employees, Establishes requirement for school districts and public school academies to request certain information on unprofessional conduct for the job applicants and a requirement to send that information to the department.
(Status: 03/14/2019 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY )

 HB 4669  - EDUCATION, Students, Expands implementation under certain circumstances of the reading improvement plan.
(Status: 05/24/2019 - HOUSE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)

 HR 0036  - Rare Disease Awareness Day, A resolution to declare March 7, 2019, as Rare Disease Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
(Status: 03/07/2019 - HOUSE - ADOPTED)

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