Charles Commander (Chuck) Clay (born December 23, 1950) is an American Republican politician from the state of Georgia.[1] He was a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 37th district from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2005.[2] He served as Chair of the Georgia Republican Party from 1999 to 2001.[3] He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1998, but came third in the primary.[4] He ran for Georgia's 6th congressional district in 2004,[5] but came third in the primary.[6] He earned his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.[5] As of 2017, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. hired Clay as of counsel.[7]
Clay is the grandson of General Lucius D. Clay.[8]
References
- ^ "Legislator List Page". www.legis.state.ga.us. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ "The Georgia Republican Party! - National Committeemen". www.gagop.org. Archived from the original on April 22, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998".
- ^ a b Whitt, Richard (June 24, 2004). "Clay banks on family, record in House race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. JG4. Retrieved October 22, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA District 06 - R Primary Race - Jul 20, 2004".
- ^ "Former Georgia State Senator Chuck Clay Joins HBS's Atlanta Office as of Counsel". October 18, 2017.
- ^ Woolsey, Mark (July 12, 2001). "Grandson recalls Berlin airlift organizer". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. JG3. Retrieved October 22, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Profile at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
- Chuck Clay, Reflections on Georgia Politics November 2009
- Chuck Clay, Reflections on Georgia Politics December 2009
- Chuck Clay, Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project December 2017