Researching Sam Clovis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12 people with the Clovis surname? In that year Clovis was ranked number 3567 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Clovis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Clovis and the Clovis Genealogy
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Sam Clovis
Samuel Harvey Clovis Jr. (born September 18, 1949) is a former United States Air Force officer, talk radio host, and political figure. Clovis is currently retired in Iowa.
Clovis unsuccessfully ran for Iowa state treasurer in the 2014 elections. He was national co-chair of Donald Trump's campaign in the 2016 presidential election. In January 2017, Trump appointed Clovis a senior White House adviser to the USDA. In July 2017, Trump nominated Clovis as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics in the United States Department of Agriculture. On November 2, 2017, Clovis withdrew from consideration for the appointment following news of his involvement in the 2017 Special Counsel investigation. He resigned from the USDA effective May 4, 2018.
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