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|name = Lacy Clay |image = Lacy Clay official photo.jpg |state = Missouri |district = {{ushr|MO|1|1st}} |term_start = January 3, 2001 |term_end = |predecessor = Bill Clay |successor = |state_senate1 = Missouri |district1 = 4th |term_start1 = September 1991 |term_end1 = January 2001 |predecessor1 = John Bass |successor1 = Pat Dougherty |state_house2 = Missouri |district2 = 59th |term_start2 = November 1983 |term_end2 = September 1991 |predecessor2 = Nathaniel J. "Nat" Rivers |successor2 = Frank Williamson |birth_name = William Lacy Clay Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|27}} |birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = {{marriage|Ivie Lewellen|1992|2011|reason=div}} |father= Bill Clay |education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA) }} William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative from {{ushr|Missouri|1|}}, 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 the cities of Maryland Heights, University City, and Florissant. Early life and educationLacy Clay Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] His family moved to Washington, D.C. when his father, Bill Clay, was elected to the U.S. Congress. His mother was Carol Ann (Johnson).[2] In his teenage years, Clay attended public schools in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated from Springbrook High School in 1974. He subsequently attended the University of Maryland–College Park, earning a degree in political science and a paralegal certificate. Clay is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He attended Howard University School of Law, worked as an Assistant Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, and worked on his father's Congressional campaigns.[3] Missouri legislatureClay entered the Missouri House of Representatives in 1983, winning a special election to complete the term of Nathaniel J. "Nat" Rivers.[4] In 1991, he was elected to the Missouri Senate. U.S. House of RepresentativesIn 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. For his first six terms, Clay Jr. represented the northern two-thirds of St. Louis, while the southern third was located in the 3rd district, represented by fellow Democrat Russ Carnahan. However, Missouri lost a congressional district as a result of the 2010 census. The final map resulted in the 3rd district being eliminated and the 1st district absorbing all of St. Louis.[5] Clay beat Carnahan in the August 7, 2012 primary, 63% to 34%--all but handing him a seventh term.[6][7] Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
Since his first term, Clay has been a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He currently chairs the House Information Policy Subcommittee. He is also a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Ordinarily, House Democrats who serve on the Financial Services Committee would have to give up their other committee assignments. However, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank of Massachusetts granted him a waiver allowing him to remain on the Oversight Committee. Clay made headlines in early 2007 when, as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (co-founded by his father), he objected to the possible inclusion of U.S. Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee, a Caucasian who represents the majority-African American district in Memphis and had made a campaign promise to attempt to become the first white member of the CBC. Although it is not part of the CBC's bylaws that members must be black, all members so far have been black.[12] Clay told Cohen "that he could not collaborate with the Congressional Black Caucus for the benefit of his black constituents 'until your skin turns black.'"[13] In response to press inquiries, he said, "Mr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. He's white and the Caucus is black. It's time to move on. We have racial policies to pursue and we are pursuing them, as Mr. Cohen has learned. It's an unwritten rule. It's understood." In response to the decision, Cohen stated, "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in."[12] Clay issued an official statement from his office in reply to Cohen's complaint: "Quite simply, Rep. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept — there has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over 200 years, and now it's our turn to say who can join 'the club.' He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria, unless he can change his skin color. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population, and we will not allow white America to infringe on those objectives." Some have said that since Cohen represents a district with 60 percent of African American voters, that he has a legitimate interest in helping the goals of the CBC, and the decision should not be solely based on skin color.[12] Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington issued a report in June 2007 saying that Clay's sister Michelle Clay is a registered lobbyist for the Kansas City airport and previously for the city of St. Louis. They reported that in the 2006 election cycle, Michelle Clay's law office, Clay and Associates, received $51,800 in consulting fees from her brother's campaign funds, along with an additional $9,963 for reimbursements. In the 2004 election cycle, Michelle Clay's firm received $52,514 for consulting, and in 2002 Michelle Clay herself was paid $32,000 for campaign management and legal fees. During the 2004 election, Clay's campaign reimbursed his father more than $6,000 for book purchases.[14]Capitol paintingIn January 2017, Clay became involved in an argument with Republican lawmakers over the right to have a painting continue to hang in the Capitol. The painting in question shows police officers apprehending suspects, and the police are depicted as pigs. The painting is displayed near the police security checkpoint. Rep Duncan D. Hunter took down the painting only to have Clay re-hang it. Several Republicans, including Doug Lamborn, Dana Rohrabacher and Brian Babin took down the painting, only to have Clay re-hang it each time. Clay then attempted to file a complaint with the Capitol Police accusing Hunter of theft.[15] After the architect of the U.S. Capitol ruled that the painting violated the rules for the competition and ordered its permanent removal, Clay sued to overturn the decision, but his suit was dismissed by a federal judge.[16] Political positionsDuring Clay's previous seventeen years in the state legislature, he authored Missouri's Hate Crimes Law which included gender, sexual orientation and sexual identity in the criteria of what constitutes a hate crime.[17] He was one of the 31 members in the U.S. House of Representatives who voted not to count the electoral votes from Ohio in the 2004 presidential election.[18] Clay voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.[19] Clay is a supporter of the Federal Reserve's program of quantitative easing and claims that it has led to economic recovery since the financial crisis of 2008.[20] Electoral history
Personal life{{BLP sources section|date=July 2018}}Clay and his wife Patricia reside in University City, a historic community in Saint Louis County, Missouri. He is the father of two children: Carol and Will. Besides his official duties, Congressman Clay is a supporter of the William L. Clay Scholarship & Research Fund which has helped send over 300 deserving young people to college.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Mr. Clay is also a strong advocate for many nonprofit organizations that build up the St. Louis region.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He is an avid reader, a student of history, a sportsman, and a lover of music.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} See also
References1. ^{{cite book|author=Rebecca McDowell Cook|title=Official Manual: State of Missouri 1997-1998|page = 112}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/clay.htm |title=Lacy Clay ancestry |publisher=Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com |accessdate=2015-05-15}} 3. ^{{cite news |last=Sutin |first=Phil |date=November 3, 1983 |title=Clay's Son Runs for Legislature |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/140772068/ |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |page=3N |subscription=yes |via=Newspapers.com}} 4. ^{{cite news |last=Steichen |first=Girard C. |date=November 9, 1983 |title=W. L. Clay Jr. Wins Contest for House |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/140772914/ |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |page=4A |subscription=yes |via=Newspapers.com}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=431886 |title=UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map |publisher=OzarksFirst.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511143510/http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=431886 |archivedate=2011-05-11 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/william-lacy-clay-wins-easily-over-russ-carnahan/article_ca33460d-8ce4-5f0b-8a3e-7f31e70b9403.html |title=William Lacy Clay wins easily over Russ Carnahan |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=August 8, 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/MO_US_House_0807.html?SITE=MOSTPELN&SECTION=POLITICS |title=Missouri – Summary Vote Results |date=August 8, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://cbc.house.gov/membership/|format=|publisher=Congressional Black Caucus|date=|accessdate=7 March 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Caucus Members|author=|url=https://cpc-grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71§iontree=2,71|format=|publisher=Congressional Progressive Caucus|date=|accessdate=30 January 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Our Members|author=|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus |date=|accessdate=1 August 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|date=|accessdate=13 March 2018}} 12. ^1 2 {{cite web |url= http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2389.html|title= Black Caucus: Whites Not Allowed|accessdate= 2007-06-28|publisher= The Politico}} 13. ^DiLorenzo, Thomas (2011-02-11) My Associations with Liars, Bigots, and Murderers, LewRockwell.com 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.citizensforethics.org/files/FINAL_FULL_REPORT.pdf |title=Family Affair |accessdate=2007-06-28 |publisher=Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325072550/http://www.citizensforethics.org/files/FINAL_FULL_REPORT.pdf |archivedate=2009-03-25 |df= }} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/313506-dem-lawmaker-re-hangs-painting-depicting-cops-as-pigs-in-capitol |title=Democrat re-hangs painting depicting cops as pigs |last=Marcos |first=Cristina |date=January 13, 2017 |website= |publisher=The Hill |access-date=January 13, 2017 |quote=The painting has inflamed tensions on Capitol Hill between the two parties. The Hill asked Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, if the painting would need someone to monitor it around the clock to prevent further removals. "No," Richmond replied. "We might just have to kick somebody's ass and stop them, though." }} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/clay-brings-constituents-painting-that-depicts-ferguson-police-community-relations-to-house-floor |title=Clay Brings Controversial Costituent Painting to House Floor |first=Alex |last=Gangitano |publisher=Roll Call |date=April 26, 2017 |accessdate=May 16, 2017}} 17. ^{{cite book|last1=Carey|first1=Charles|title=African-American Political Leaders|date=2014|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=9781438107806|page=52}} 18. ^http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll007.xml 19. ^http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml#NV 20. ^See his opening statement in the video: {{cite web |url=http://financialservices.house.gov/Hearings/hearingDetails.aspx?NewsID=1752 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-05-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505003341/http://financialservices.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetails.aspx?NewsID=1752 |archivedate=2011-05-05 |df= }} 21. ^{{cite web |url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2016-12-31 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives }} 22. ^{{Cite web|url=http://enr.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx|title=State of Missouri - Election Night Results|last=IT|first=Missouri Secretary of State -|website=enr.sos.mo.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}} External links
from Missouri's 1st congressional district|years=2001–present}}{{s-inc}} |-{{s-prec|usa}}{{s-bef|before=Greg Walden}}{{s-ttl|title=United States Representatives by seniority|years=64th}}{{s-aft|after=Susan Davis}}{{s-end}}{{MO-FedRep}}{{USHouseCurrent}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Lacy}} 15 : 1956 births|21st-century American politicians|African-American Catholics|African-American members of the United States House of Representatives|African-American state legislators in Missouri|American Roman Catholics|Catholics from Missouri|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|Living people|Members of the Missouri House of Representatives|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri|Missouri Democrats|Missouri state senators|Politicians from St. Louis|University of Maryland, College Park alumni |
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