Clemente has also been extensively involved in politics, both on a national level and in Virginia. He chaired Alexander Haig's 1988 bid for the Republican Party's nomination for President. After Haig dropped out of the race, Clemente was recruited by Roger Ailes to serve on the senior campaign staff of George H.W. Bush. He also supported the efforts of former Virginia Attorney General Marshall Coleman to run as an independent alternative to the Republican nominee Oliver North during the 1994 U.S. Senate race in Virginia.
Roger Ailes
George H.W. Bush