Clay Cox is an

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businessman and politician from Georgia. Cox is a Republican Party member of

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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

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Career

In 1992, as a businessman, Cox became a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Probation Services Incorporated. On November 2, 2004, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 102. Cox defeated Carl Bergman with 69.06% of the votes. Cox unsuccessfully ran for the

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. On November 8, 2016, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 108. Cox defeated Tokhir "T.K." Radjabov with 52.65% of the votes. On November 6, 2018, Cox lost the election. Cox was defeated by

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by a few hundred votes. Cox received only 49.32% of the votes.

Personal life

Cox's wife is Alisa Cox. They have two children. Cox and his family live in

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References

External links

Clay Cox at ballotpedia.org
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