{{Short description|American politician (born 1939)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Clel Baudler | image = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives Clel E. Baudler.jpg | image_size = | office = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | constituency = 20th (2013–2019)<br>58th (2003–2013)<br />78th (1999–2003) | term_start = January 11, 1999 | term_end = January 14, 2019 | predecessor = Dwight Dinkla | successor = Ray Sorensen | prior_term = 58th (2003–2013)<br />78th (1999–2003) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|4|4}} | birth_place = Fontanelle, Iowa, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = Mary Carole | relations = | children = 4 | alma_mater = | occupation = | signature = | website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=78 legis.iowa.gov/...] | footnotes = }}
'''Clel E. Baudler''' (born April 4, 1939) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 20th district. A Republican, he was first elected to the House in 1998 and assumed office in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clel Baudler|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Clel_Baudler|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Baudler was born and raised in Fontanelle, Iowa, and resides in Greenfield. He served as a state trooper with the Iowa State Patrol for 32 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iowa House Republicans » Meet Our Members – Clel Baudler|url=http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/meet-our-members-clel-baudler|access-date=2021-06-27|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629174027/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/meet-our-members-clel-baudler|archive-date=2021-06-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the House, Baudler served on several committees, including the Agriculture, Environmental Protection, Government Oversight, and Natural Resources committees. He also serves as the chair of the Public Safety committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Representative Clel Baudler|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=85&personID=78|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-27|website=www.legis.iowa.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128072115/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=85&personID=78 |archive-date=2014-11-28 }}</ref> He is on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilson|first=Dave|title=These are the people who really run the NRA|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/nra-board-directors-nugent-selleck-north/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214145014/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/12/nra-board-directors-nugent-selleck-north/|archive-date=December 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Baudler did not seek re-election in 2018 and was succeeded by Ray Sorensen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baudler says it's a 'practical time' to retire|url=https://www.crestonnews.com/2018/01/29/baudler-says-its-a-practical-time-to-retire/ao9brq5/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Creston News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232325/https://www.crestonnews.com/2018/01/29/baudler-says-its-a-practical-time-to-retire/ao9brq5/|archive-date=2021-06-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Aronsen|first=Gavin|date=2018-03-22|title=Retirement Party: State Rep. Clel Baudler, R-Greenfield|url=http://iowainformer.com/politics/2018/03/clel-baudler-medical-marijuana-california-hemorrhoids/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Iowa Informer|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123022959/http://iowainformer.com/politics/2018/03/clel-baudler-medical-marijuana-california-hemorrhoids/|archive-date=2019-01-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}}<!--for current and future use if material is uploaded--> {{Portal|Iowa}} * [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=78 Representative Clel Baudler] ''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=17900 | fec= | congress= }} * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=3363 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100213132249/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/clel-baudler Profile] at ''Iowa House Republicans''
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