Education
Clawson attended Batesville High School in Batesville, Indiana.
United States representative politician
Clawson attended Batesville High School in Batesville, Indiana.
He is the former chief executive of Hayes Lemmerz, a Michigan-based automobile wheel and brakes supplier. A high school basketball star, he was recruited by Gene Keady for Purdue University. At Purdue, he was a 2x All-Academic Big Ten selection (1982-1983 and 1983-1984).
He graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor in Spanish and a Bachelor of Science from the Krannert School of Management.
In 1990, he earned an Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. Before his election to Congress, Clawson spent a quarter-century as an executive with several industrial firms, working at AlliedSignal, American National Can and Hayes Lemmerz.
Elections
2014 special election
Clawson was the Republican Party nominee in a special election to fill the seat being vacated by Trey Radel. In the April 22, 2014 Republican primary--the real contest in this heavily Republican district--Clawson defeated State Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto and former State Representative Paige Kreegel with 38% of the vote to Benacquisto"s 26% and Kreegel"s 25%.
Clawson was endorsed in the primary by the Tea Party Express.
He spent $2 million on advertising and in one of his ads he challenged United States. President Barack Obama to a game of one on one basketball. Tenure
Clawson delivered the Tea Party response to President Obama"s State of the Union Address in 2015.
He was a team captain for the 1983-1984 Big Ten Champions, was a member of 2x National Collegiate Athletic Association teams (1982-1983 and 1983-1984) and an National Institute of Technology Finalist team (1981-1982).