Charles Commander (Chuck) Clay (born December 23, 1950) is an

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Republican politician from the state of

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. He was a member of the

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from the 37th district from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2005. He served as Chair of the

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from 1999 to 2001. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1998, but came third in the primary. He ran for

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, but came third in the primary. He earned his BA from the

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and his

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degree from the

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. As of 2017, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. hired Clay as

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. Clay is the grandson of General Lucius D. Clay.

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at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Chuck Clay, Reflections on Georgia Politics November 2009

Chuck Clay, Reflections on Georgia Politics December 2009

Chuck Clay, Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project December 2017
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