{{Short description|American businessman and politician from Georgia}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Clay Cox |image = |alt = |state_house1 = Georgia |district1 = 102nd |term_start1 = January 10, 2005 |term_end1 = January 10, 2011 |predecessor1 = Butch Parrish |successor1 = B. J. Pak |state_house2 = Georgia |district2 = 108th |term_start2 = January 9, 2017 |term_end2 = January 14, 2019 |predecessor2 = B. J. Pak |successor2 = Jasmine Clark | birth_date = | birth_place = Lilburn, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = |party = Republican |occupation = Businessman, 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.<ref name="votesmart_cox"/>
== Career == In 1992, as a businessman, Cox became a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Probation Services Incorporated.<ref name="votesmart_cox">{{cite web |URL=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/31467/clay-cox |title=Clay Cox's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=141867 |title=GA State House 102 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 2, 2004 |accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref> Cox unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2010, losing to the Democratic nominee David Scott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/3113-Congressional-candidates-court-Barrow-voters.html|title=Congressional candidates court Barrow voters|date=June 9, 2010|accessdate=December 6, 2010|work=BarrowNewsJournal.com}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=817783 |title=GA State House 108 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 8, 2016 |accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=841119 |title=GA State House 108 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/georgia-state-house-district-108 |title=Georgia 108th District State House Results: Clay Cox Wins |website=nytimes.com |date=August 1, 2017 |accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clay Cox|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=87&Session=18|publisher=House.Ga.gov|accessdate=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clay Cox|url=https://openstates.org/ga/legislators/GAL000455/clay-cox/|publisher=Open States|accessdate=February 23, 2017}}</ref>
== Personal life == Cox's wife is Alisa Cox. They have two children. Cox and his family live in Lilburn, Georgia.<ref name="votesmart_cox"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Clay_Cox Clay Cox at ballotpedia.org]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Clay}} Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Category:People from Lilburn, Georgia Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly