Donald H. Clausen
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district |
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In office January 22, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Clement W. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Harold T. Johnson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Harold T. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Eugene A. Chappie |
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Donald Holst Clausen April 27, 1923 Ferndale, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2015 (aged 91) Fortuna, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jessie Oleva Piper |
| Profession | Businessman |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | Pacific Theater, World War II |
Donald Holst "Don" Clausen (April 27, 1923 – February 7, 2015) is a former U.S. Representative from California.
Born in Ferndale, California, Clausen graduated from elementary and high schools of Ferndale, where he was an honors student and lettered five sports: tennis, track, basketball, football and baseball as well as being the drum major of the school band.
He attended San José State University, California Polytechnic State University (in San Luis Obispo, California), Weber State University (in Ogden, Utah), and Saint Mary's College of California. He took part in the U.S. Navy V5 Aviation Cadet Program. He served as a carrier pilot in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of the Second World War from 1944 to 1945, flying F4U Corsair aircraft. Post-war, Clausen helped found the Del Norte County Airport, and served as a member of the board of supervisors of Del Norte County, California from 1955 to 1962. He ran two companies in Crescent City, his insurance business, Clausen Associates, and Clausen Flying Service, an air ambulance service.
Clausen was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Clement Woodnutt Miller (who had been re-elected posthumously), and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 22, 1963 – January 3, 1983).
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