Dan Clemens

Q: When did Dan Clemens die?

Dan Clemens died on July 22, 2019 in Marshfield.

Q: How old was Dan Clemens when they died?

Dan Clemens was 74 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Dan Clemens born?

Dan Clemens was born on January 3, 1945 in Webster County.

Dan J. Clemens (January 3, 1945 – July 22, 2019) was a Republican member of the Missouri State Senate.

Biography

He was born in Webster County, Missouri, and educated in the schools of Marshfield, where he was an active member of Future Farmers of America. He later went to the University of Missouri, where he was elected to the Missouri Senate, and obtained a master's degree in agriculture there. He was the owner and operator of a third-generation family farm where he raised row crops.

He attended the First Baptist Church, and served on the Soil and Water District Commission, the Agriculture Advisory Commission, and a farmer representative on the James River Partnership. He also served as president of the Marshfield School Board and the Webster Electric Co-op Foundation Board, and as state corporate board member of the Missouri Farmer's Association.

He was first elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2002, defeating Democratic state house speaker Jim Kreider. Due to Missouri term limit restrictions he was ineligible to run again in 2010. He died on July 22, 2019, at the age of 74. No cause was given.