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Biographical Information of Don H. Clausen Member of Congress 1963-1983

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Elementary and Secondary Public School System – Ferndale, California
    Graduated – High School – 1940
  • San Jose State University (Pre-Medical Major)
    Education interrupted – World War II
  • Enlisted in Naval Aviation V-5 Program
    • California Polytechnic College – San Luis Obispo, California
    • Weber State College – Ogden, Utah
    • St. Mary’s College – Moraga, California
    • Primary Flight Training – Naval Air Station – Livermore, California
    • Basic, Instruments and Advanced Flight Training – Naval Air Station – Corpus Christi, Texas
    • Graduated and Commissioned as Naval Officer and Aviator
    • Carrier-based Fighter/Bomber Pilot – Asiatic Pacific WWII

BUSINESS AND CAREER OCCUPATIONS

  • Born and Raised on a Dairy Farm – Ferndale, California
  • Banking – Bank of America
  • Insurance – Clausen Associates – New York Life Insurance Co.
  • Aviation – Clausen Flying Service (Air Ambulance, Flight Instruction, Charter Flying)
  • Member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors – 1955-1962
  • Member of the United States Congress (House of Representatives) – 1963-1983
  • Appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve in the U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) serving as Special Assistant/Consultant and Director of Special Programs for Four (4) FAA Administrators – Helms, Engen, McArtor, and Busey

ACADEMIC DEGREES (Honorary)

  • Pacific Union College – Doctor of Laws – California
  • Embry-Riddle University – Doctor of Aviation Laws – Florida
  • National University – Doctor of Aviation Laws – California

ORGANIZATIONS – OFFICES HELD

  • President, Congressional Flying Club – Washington, D.C.
  • Member, National Association of Life Underwriters (Insurance)
  • Charter Member, California Association of Airport Executives
  • Manager, Del Norte County Airport – California
  • Member, Del Norte County Board of Supervisors (7 years)
  • Member, United States Congress from California (20 years)
  • President, Wikiup Greens Board of Governors – Santa Rosa, California
  • Member, Board of Directors of St. Helena Hospital and Health Center Foundation – Napa County, California
  • Member, Board of Directors or California Transportation Foundation
  • Member, California Transportation Commission “Technical Advisory Committee on Aeronautics”
  • Member, Advisory Board of San Jose State University Department of Aviation
  • Member, Advisory Board of Santa Rosa Junior College Aviation Department
  • Member, Governor of Oklahoma’s Task Force on Aviation and Space Education
  • Member, Oregon Aviation and Space Education Forum
  • Member, Texas Aviation and Space Education Forum
  • Member, California Community Colleges’ Chancellor’s Advisory Committees: Aeronautics and Aviation and Disabled and Disadvantaged
  • Member, President Ronald Reagan’s Administration Alumni
  • Chairman, Governor Reagan’s Task Force on Aerospace/Aviation Education

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

  • Brewer Trophy, National Aeronautics Association – Nation’s highest award for contributions to Aviation Education
  • Crown Circle Award, National Congress on Aviation and Space Education
  • National, State of California, and Humboldt County, California 4-H Club Alumni Award

CONGRESSIONAL AUTHOR AND CO-AUTHOR

  • National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (1982)
  • Airways Modernization and Airport Improvement Act (1982)
  • “Clean Water” Program (National Water Quality Standards)
  • King Range National Conservation Area
  • Redwood National Park and Seashore
  • Point Reyes National Seashore
  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area
  • 200 Mile Limit Fishery and Conservation Management Zone
  • Surface Transportation Act of 1982 (Highways and Transit System)

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Senior Ranking Member (Both Committees)
COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Interstate and Federal Aid to Primary, Secondary, and Urban Highway Systems
  • Surface Transportation – Highways, Urban, Rural, and Metropolitan Areas Transit Systems
  • Aviation – Airways Modernization and Airport Improvement Act of 1982 establishing the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (the Aviation counterpart to the Interstate Highway Program)
  • Water Resources
    • Flood Control and Water Conservation
    • Rivers and Harbors Navigation System
    • “Clean Water” Program (Water Pollution Control establishing National Water Quality Standards)
    • Economic Development
    • Public Buildings and Grounds

INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

  • Energy and the Environment (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
  • National Parks and Seashores and Recreation Areas
  • Public Lands Resource Management (Bureau of Land Management)
  • Water Resources (Irrigation and Reclamation)
  • Mines and Mining
  • Indian Affairs
  • Trust Territories - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Samoa, and the Northern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, and Rota)

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