William Lacy Clay, Jr., sometimes known as Lacy Clay and Wm. Lacy Clay (born July 27, 1956), is an American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri currently serving his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represents Missouri's 1st congressional district (map), which includes the northern two-thirds of the city of St. Louis as well as most of northern St. Louis County (North County), taking in cities such as Maryla...
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William Lacy Clay, Jr., sometimes known as Lacy Clay and Wm. Lacy Clay (born July 27, 1956), is an American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri currently serving his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represents Missouri's 1st congressional district (map), which includes the northern two-thirds of the city of St. Louis as well as most of northern St. Louis County (North County), taking in cities such as Maryland Heights, University City, and Florissant.
Clay, Jr. was born in St. Louis but his family moved to Washington, D.C. when his father, Bill Clay, was elected to U.S. Congress.
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, from which he earned a degree in political science and certification to be a paralegal. He entered the Missouri House of Representatives in 1983, the same year that he...
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