Paul Clemente

{{short description|American politician from Michigan|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{distinguish|Paul Clement|Paul Clements}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Paul Clemente |image = |caption = |state_house = Michigan |district = 14th |term_start = January 1, 2011 |term_end = December 31, 2016 |predecessor = Ed Clemente |successor = Cara Clemente |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|5|19}} |birth_place = |party = Democratic }}

'''Paul Clemente''' (born May 19, 1963) is an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016. He represented the 14th district which includes Lincoln Park, Riverview, Melvindale and Wyandotte in the Downriver section of Wayne County.<ref name="housedems.com">{{cite web|url=http://014.housedems.com/biography|title=Rep. Paul D. Clementes' Biography|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903215531/http://014.housedems.com/biography|archivedate=2014-09-03}}</ref>

==Early life== Clemente is a lifelong resident of the district where his parents owned and operated Clemente's Bar, Restaurant and Bowling Alley. It closed in 2010 after 60 years in business. By that time, Clemente was a co-owner and manager.<ref name="housedems.com"/>

== Career == Prior to being elected, Clemente was an accountant at Coopers & Lybrand.<ref name="housedems.com"/>

==Personal life== Clemente's wife is Cara Clemente, who became a politician. They have three children. Clemente lives in Lincoln Park, Michigan.<ref name="housedems.com"/>

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