# Clay Cox > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clay_Cox > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clay_Cox.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Cox > Source revision: 1350592821 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American businessman and politician from Georgia}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Clay Cox |image = |alt = |state_house1 = Georgia |district1 = [102nd](/source/Georgia's_102nd_House_district) |term_start1 = January 10, 2005 |term_end1 = January 10, 2011 |predecessor1 = [Butch Parrish](/source/Butch_Parrish) |successor1 = [B. J. Pak](/source/B._J._Pak) |state_house2 = Georgia |district2 = [108th](/source/Georgia's_108th_House_district) |term_start2 = January 9, 2017 |term_end2 = January 14, 2019 |predecessor2 = [B. J. Pak](/source/B._J._Pak) |successor2 = [Jasmine Clark](/source/Jasmine_Clark) | birth_date = | birth_place = [Lilburn](/source/Lilburn%2C_Georgia), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = |party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |occupation = Businessman, politician }} '''Clay Cox''' is an [American](/source/American_people) businessman and politician from Georgia. Cox is a [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/Western_Carolina_University). == Career == In 1992, as a businessman, Cox became a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Probation Services Incorporated.{{cite web |URL=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/31467/clay-cox |title=Clay Cox's Biography |publisher=[Vote Smart](/source/Vote_Smart) |accessdate=April 12, 2021}} On November 2, 2004, Cox won the election and became a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) for District 102. Cox defeated Carl Bergman with 69.06% of the votes.{{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}} Cox unsuccessfully ran for the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in [Georgia's 7th congressional district](/source/Georgia's_7th_congressional_district) in [2010](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia%2C_2010), losing to the Democratic nominee [David Scott](/source/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)).{{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}} On November 8, 2016, Cox won the election and became a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) for District 108. Cox defeated Tokhir "T.K." Radjabov with 52.65% of the votes.{{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}} On November 6, 2018, Cox lost the election. Cox was defeated by [Jasmine Clark](/source/Jasmine_Clark) by a few hundred votes. Cox received only 49.32% of the votes.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{cite web|title=Clay Cox|url=https://openstates.org/ga/legislators/GAL000455/clay-cox/|publisher=Open States|accessdate=February 23, 2017}} == Personal life == Cox's wife is Alisa Cox. They have two children. Cox and his family live in [Lilburn, Georgia](/source/Lilburn%2C_Georgia). ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Clay_Cox Clay Cox at ballotpedia.org] {{Authority control}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Clay Cox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Cox) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Cox?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.