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William Lacy Clay Jr. is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Clay is the son of former U.S. Representative William Lacy Clay Sr. Clay was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 27, 1956. He graduated from St. Louis Country Day School in 1974 and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978. He then attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1981. Clay was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, succeeding his father, who had held the seat since 1969. He has been re-elected to the House in every election since then. Clay is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He is also a member of the Democratic National Committee. As of 2021, Lacy Clay's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1.5 million.

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 27 July 1956
Birthday 27 July
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Ivie Lewellen (m. 1992-2011) Pat Goncalves (m. 2015)

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Children William III Clay, Carol Clay

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2019

On December 18, 2019, Clay was one of only two Missourians in the House to vote for both articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump, along with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II.

2017

In January 2017, Clay engaged an argument with Republican lawmakers over the right to hang a controversial painting in the Capitol. The winner of an art competition, the painting represents the violent Ferguson unrest of 2014 and ensuing police-community relations in Ferguson, Missouri, depicting police officers as animalistic figures while apprehending suspects. The painting is displayed near the police security checkpoint. Rep Duncan D. Hunter removed the painting and Clay re-hung it. Several Republicans, including Doug Lamborn, Dana Rohrabacher, and Brian Babin repeatedly removed the painting, and Clay re-hung it each time. Clay then attempted to file a complaint with the Capitol Police accusing Hunter of theft. After the architect of the U.S. Capitol ruled that the winning painting had violated the rules for the art competition and ordered its permanent removal, Clay sued to overturn the decision, but his suit was dismissed by a federal judge. Clay continued to assert a first amendment argument on behalf of his young constituent, asking "How is it possible that we stand for freedom of speech and freedom of expression every place across this country, except the U.S. Capitol?"

2012

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. Clay beat Carnahan in the August 7, 2012 primary, 63% to 34%.

2008

Clay voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

2007

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 2007–2008.

2004

He was one of the 31 U.S. Representatives who voted not to count the electoral votes from Ohio in the 2004 presidential election.

2000

In 2000, Congressman Bill Clay announced his retirement after 32 years in the U.S. Congress. His son, then Missouri State Senator Lacy Clay faced a three-way Democratic Primary to succeed his father. Clay prevailed by a wide margin, winning 62% of the Democratic Primary vote and breezing to victory in the November General Election. He has since been reelected nine times, crushing various Democratic primary opponents over the years, winning by an average margin of victory of 30 pts. In ten general elections, Congressman Lacy Clay has received and average of 73.5% of the general election vote.

1983

Clay entered the Missouri House of Representatives in 1983, winning a special election to complete the term of Nathaniel J. "Nat" Rivers. In 1991, he was elected to the Missouri Senate.

1974

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.

1956

William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative from Missouri's 1st congressional district , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.