Clements
represented the 14th Legislative District as a State Senator and
Representative. The 14th District includes Yakima, Union Gap, Selah,
Naches, Tieton, Cowiche and all of Western Yakima County. A long-time
orchardist in Selah, he was the president of his family's business and
corporation for 10 years. Clements is a former high school principal
and teacher. He also served six years as a Washington State Apple
Commissioner.
His civic activities
include membership in the Yakima Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Farm
Bureau, Yakima River Watershed Council, and the Washington State
Growers League. An avid outdoorsman and hunter, Clements is also a
member of Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and the Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation.
He is a descendent of a
pioneer Yakima Valley family. Clements graduated from the University of
Idaho with a B.A. in Education, secondary majors in Social Science and
English, and received a Masters in School Administration from the
College of Idaho. He and his wife, Marjory, have two children:
Charlotte, a nurse, and Troy, a deputy prosecuting attorney.