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{{Infobox politician
|name        = Jim Clymer
|office      = Chair of the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]
|term_start  = 6 September 1999
|term_end    = 21 April 2012
|predecessor = [[Bill Shearer]]
|successor   = Frank Fluckiger
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1948|5|4}}
|birth_place = 
|death_date  = 
|death_place = 
|party       = [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]]
|spouse      = Lois Clymer
|children    = 5
|religion    = [[Christianity]]
}}
'''James N. "Jim" Clymer''' (born May 4, 1948)<ref>http://usconservatives.about.com/od/thinkersanddoers/qt/ClymerBio.htm A Profile of James N. Clymer</ref> is an active lawyer in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], and was the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]] Vice presidential nominee of the [[Constitution Party (United States)|United States Constitution Party]] and is the former chairman of the party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Campaign for Constitutional Government |url=http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=1318 |work=The Constitution Party |accessdate=27 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105113415/http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=1318 |archivedate= 5 January 2011 |df= }}</ref>

Clymer grew up in Lancaster and earned a law degree. He was admitted to the [[Bar (law)|Bar]] in Pennsylvania in May 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Jim Clymer|url=http://constitutional.net/Luksik/jim_bio.html|work=Soar with Lusik|accessdate=27 December 2010}}</ref> In 1986 he was appointed Chairman of the [[Robert C. Smith|Bob Smith]] for Senate Committee. In 1992 he joined the Libertarian Party and ran as their candidate for [[Pennsylvania Auditor General]]. He also ran unsuccessfully for [[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]] in 1994 and 1998, attaining 13% and 10.5%, respectively. He ran for a [[United States Senate]] seat in 2004, garnering nearly 4% of the vote against [[Arlen Specter]] and [[Joe Hoeffel]]. He received 220,056 votes, which may have at the time been the second highest number of votes any Constitution Party member has received, after the 460,269 votes for [[Peg Luksik]]'s 1994 gubernatorial bid received. He was able to gain some support from conservative, pro-life [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] who had voted for [[Pat Toomey]] in the close Senate Primary against [[Arlen Specter]], who was more liberal, especially on social issues. He also gained the endorsement of the ''[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]''. Unlike many minor party candidates, Clymer was invited to participate in a televised U.S. Senate Candidates' Debate.

Clymer later ran for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Commissioner and scored 13% of the vote.

At the 2012 [[Constitution Party National Convention]], he was selected as the running mate for former Congressman [[Virgil Goode]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/04/virgil-goode-wins-constitution-party-nomination-on-first-ballot-picks-vp-choice/|title=Virgil Goode Wins Constitution Party Nomination on First Ballot, Picks VP Choice|date=April 21, 2012|work=Independent Political Report}}</ref> The ticket received 121,452 votes, or 0.09% nationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2012&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0|title=2012 Presidential General Election Results|work=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>

Clymer is currently serving as Judge of Elections for [[Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Manor Township, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2014/10/constitution-party-list-of-elected-officials/|title=Elected Constitution Party Officials|work=Independent Political Report}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://constitutional.net/Luksik/jim_bio.html Meet Jim Clymer]

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