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Skip Cleaver

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Skip Cleaver
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Hillsborough 35th district
In office
December 7, 2016 – June 1, 2022
Personal details
Born(1944-09-26)September 26, 1944
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 2022(2022-12-01) (aged 78)
Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma materRivier University
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1965–1971

Thornton John Cleaver Jr. (September 26, 1944 – December 1, 2022), better known as Skip Cleaver, was an American politician in the state of New Hampshire.

Early life

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Cleaver was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, on September 26, 1944.[1]

Education

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Cleaver earned a B.S. in political science and history and an M.B.A. in international business from Rivier University.[1][2]

Military career

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Cleaver served from 1965 to 1971 in the United States Marine Corps.[1]

Political career

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On November 8, 2016, Cleaver was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represented the Hillsborough 35 district. Cleaver assumed office in 2016. Cleaver was a Democrat.[3] Cleaver endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[4]

Personal life and death

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Since 1975 Cleaver resided in Nashua, New Hampshire. Cleaver was married, had three children, and four grandchildren.[1]

Cleaver died in Keene, New Hampshire, on December 1, 2022, at the age of 78.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Representative Skip Cleaver (D)". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Skip Cleaver". Citizens Count. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Skip Cleaver". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bernie 2020 rolls out New Hampshire endorsements". vtdigger.org. VTDigger. May 15, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "In Memory of Thornton "Skip" John Cleaver Jr". Ever Loved. Retrieved December 7, 2022.