| Skip Cleaver | |
| State House: | New Hampshire |
| District: | Hillsborough 35th |
| Term Start: | December 7, 2016 |
| Term End: | June 1, 2022 |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Clearfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Residence: | Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Keene, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | Rivier University |
| Branch: | United States Marine Corps |
| Serviceyears: | 1965–1971 |
Thornton John Cleaver Jr. (September 26, 1944 – December 1, 2022), better known as Skip Cleaver, was an American politician in the state of New Hampshire.
Cleaver was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, on September 26, 1944.[1]
Cleaver earned a B.S. in political science and history and an M.B.A. in international business from Rivier University.[1] [2]
Cleaver served from 1965 to 1971 in the United States Marine Corps.[1]
On November 8, 2016, Cleaver was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represented the Hillsborough 35 district. Cleaver assumed office in 2016. Cleaver was a Democrat.[3] Cleaver endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[4]
Since 1975 Cleaver resided in Nashua, New Hampshire. Cleaver was married, had three children, and four grandchildren.[1]
Cleaver died in Keene, New Hampshire, on December 1, 2022, at the age of 78.[5]