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

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)

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

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)

Source of this document: Don H. Clausen

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