Clay Cox

Clay Cox
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
In office
January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byButch Parrish
Succeeded byB. J. Pak
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 108th district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byB. J. Pak
Succeeded byJasmine Clark
Personal details
BornLilburn, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Clay Cox is an American businessman and politician from Georgia. Cox is a Republican Party member of Georgia House of Representatives from the 108th District, serving from 9 January 2017 until 14 January 2019.

Education

Cox earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Western Carolina University.[1]

Career

In 1992, as a businessman, Cox became a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Probation Services Incorporated.[1]

On November 2, 2004, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 102. Cox defeated Carl Bergman with 69.06% of the votes.[2] Cox unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2010.[3]

On November 8, 2016, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 108. Cox defeated Tokhir "T.K." Radjabov with 52.65% of the votes.[4] On November 6, 2018, Cox lost the election. Cox was defeated by Jasmine Clark by a few hundred votes. Cox received only 49.32% of the votes.[5][6][7][8]

Personal life

Cox's wife is Alisa Cox. They have two children. Cox and his family live in Lilburn, Georgia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Clay Cox's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "GA State House 102". ourcampaigns.com. November 2, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Congressional candidates court Barrow voters". BarrowNewsJournal.com. June 9, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "GA State House 108". ourcampaigns.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "GA State House 108". ourcampaigns.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Georgia 108th District State House Results: Clay Cox Wins". nytimes.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Clay Cox". House.Ga.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Clay Cox". Open States. Retrieved February 23, 2017.