Clyde St. Jude

Clyde St. Jude in 2004

### Occupation

21st U.S Secretary Of Defense (2001 - 2005), Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico (1993 - 1999), Councilman from Santa Fe, New Mexico (1991 - 1993), Parks and Rec Commissioner from Santa Fe, New Mexico (1987 - 1991)

## Physical description

### Height

5'11

**Bernard Clyde St. Jude Jr.** (born January 5th, 1960) is an American politician who notably served as Secretary of Defense under President Myles Kinney and President Isabelle Foster ever since 2001. He previously served as Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1993 to 1999, a Councilman from Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1991 to 1993, and as Parks and Recreation Commissioner of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1987 to 1991.

### Early life, education, and career

St. Jude was born and raised in the West, specifically in London, Ohio. His mother was a teacher in the City of London, and his father was lawyer. Clyde's parents lived and married in Liverpool*,* England, and moved to London, Ohio in 1958.

Clyde St. Jude went to London High School, where he was class president. He was even on the London football team. His teachers said that he was a determined young boy who always put his work first, and fun later. However, there are some reports from former classmates that Clyde St. Jude drank beer when he was in high school.

Clyde St. Jude moved to the West Region, in the state of New Mexico. He graduated with a master degree in law in 1974, in the University of New Mexico. Clyde would stay and live in New Mexico's capital, Santa Fe.

St. Jude went into politics in the 1980's, and became a Parks and Recreation Comissioner in 1987. While he held that office, he married Harold Hornberger in 1987. St. Jude and Hornberger were roommates in college, and became roommates when they moved into an apartment. They dated, and later married in Orlando, Louisiana, South Region.

### Councilman from Santa Fe

#### **Elections**

**1990**

St. Jude ran for a seat in the Santa Fe City Council as a Democrat in 1991 against Colin Pierce. Clyde was a popular candidate, destined to win. He was 31 at the time, and the youngest member of the Council. His most famous endorsement was Vice President-elect, Al Gore.

St. Jude won 48% of the vote in the Democratic Primary and 49% of the vote in the general election. Colin Pierce came in first in the Republican Primary also with 48% of the vote, but in second place with 45% of the vote in the general election. Richard Rush, an Independent, came in third with 3% of the vote.

#### **Tenure (1991-1993)**

As Councilman, St. Jude made and passed the *GoTeachers!* act in 1991, which increased the pay of teachers and provided school materials without teachers needing to pay for them. That same year, he helped passed the *Illegal Drug Act,* an act that made the maximum prison sentence 8 years in prison. Helping the bill to be passed was a big regret by St. Jude, and he would repeal it as Mayor of Santa Fe. St. Jude passed basic anti-vandalism, economic, and social laws as a City Councilman. He would only serve the position of City Councilman from 1991 to 1993. He would also recognize problems with policing in 1992, which a lot of members of the City Council didn't really care about. St. Jude's social laws and bills were really hard to pass, but he still remained popular with the people.

## Mayor of Santa Fe

#### **Elections**

**1992**

On February 8th, 1992, Clyde St. Jude announced his candidacy for Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico. When Clyde announced his candidacy, he said that the policies he had when he ran for City Council would be the same policies he would run with for Mayor, however, his main platform was about Police Reform. He surprisingly had a lot of support from senior voters, which would hurt his Republican Opponent, Dillon Dole. Clyde won 52% of the vote, better than his City Council run. Dole received 47.5% of the vote.

#### **First Term (1993-1995)**

**Policing Laws**

A little less than a month into office, Clyde St. Jude tried to repeal the *Illegal Drug Act,* the very law he helped passed when he was on the City Council. The motion was rejected, but he didn't give up. He kept on passing Policing Laws that eventually got rid of the *Illegal Drug Act* in 1994. This helped him boost in the polls for his re-election, and he was re-elected to a second term, this time getting 54.7% of the vote.

**Minimum Wage Laws**

He also notably passed other laws such as the *Minimum 10 Act* which made the minimum wage $10. St. Jude tried making it $12, but he had to compromise with the City Council, which was slightly more conservative.

#### **Elections**

**1996**

Along with the Mayoral Election for St. Jude's seat were several seats in the City Council. A lot of Democrats lead in the polls. City Councilman Richard Davidson, who worked a lot with St. Jude, was also his opponent. Davidson was always suspicious of St. Jude's secret relationship with Harold Hornberger, and decided to speak on it. Soon, the media was on it as well. St. Jude didn't know what to do. For a while, Davidson had a slight lead over St. Jude because of this. Third Party candidates also had a chance of winning. But Clyde St. Jude had a spot in the 1996 DNC which helped him boost in the polls. This caused Davidson to rally more than usual. The race was closer than the last one and closer than St. Jude's City Council run. Clyde St. Jude won 52.6% of the popular vote and Richard Davidson won 45% of the vote. The Libertarian Party Candidate, Clark Ruban, won 2% of the vote. Other candidates won less than 1% or less of the vote. Although Clyde St. Jude won and remain popular, the conspiracy of him being a homosexual would haunt him for the next few years. 2 days after Clyde was inaugurated, he registered as an Independent.

#### **Second Term (1995-1997)**

**`Homosexuality Laws and Coming out**

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