William Lacy Clay, Jr.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Clay, Sr. |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 4th district |
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In office September 1991 – January 2001 |
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| Preceded by | John Bass |
| Succeeded by | Pat Dougherty |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 59th district |
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In office November 1983 – September 1991 |
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| Succeeded by | Frank Williamson, Sr. |
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William Lacy Clay Jr. July 27, 1956 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ivie Lewellen Clay (divorced) |
| Residence | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Occupation | Paralegal |
| Religion | Catholicism (nominal) |
William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956), usually known as Lacy Clay, is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is based in the city of St. Louis and includes most of northern St. Louis County (North County), including cities such as Maryland Heights, University City, and Florissant.
Clay Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but his family moved to Washington, D.C. when his father, Bill Clay, was elected to U.S. Congress. His mother was Carol Ann (Johnson).
In his teenage years, Clay Jr. attended public schools in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated in the Springbrook High School Class of 1974. He then attended the University of Maryland-College Park, earning a degree in political science and certification to be a paralegal. Clay is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Clay entered the Missouri House of Representatives in 1983, the same year that he graduated. In 1991, he was elected to the Missouri Senate.
In 2000, Clay Sr. announced his retirement after 32 years in the U.S. Congress on the day filing for re-election closed. As a result, no serious candidates filed for office and Clay Jr. won the Democratic primary—the real contest in this heavily Democratic district—with 60 percent of the vote, and breezed to election in November. He has been reelected six times with no substantive opposition, never dropping below 70 percent of the vote.
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