Robert Clements (Nebraska politician)

Robert Clements (born December 11, 1950) is an American politician and businessman.

On February 6, 2017, Clements was appointed to the Nebraska Legislature replacing Bill Kintner who resigned.

[1][2] Clements became a leading state election denier by embracing "the Big Lie" (President Trump's false claims of a stolen election) following the 2020 presidential contest by insisting Donald Trump actually won.

[3][4] That same year, he joined a fringe right-wing group, the Nebraska Freedom Coalition, in asking for a state-backed effort to audit the 2020 Nebraska election results, specifically in Douglas and Sarpy counties, despite no evidence of fraud.

[5][6] Clements claimed that he was baffled how both Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Rep. Don Bacon could win in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, despite the fact the district experienced a similar split in 2008.