• CLAY, WILLIAM LACY JR
Experience: House: District 1, 2001-Present
Home State: Missouri
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $489,264Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: William Lacy Clay, Jr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Ivie; 2 Children: Carol, William III
    Birth Date: 07/27/1956
    Birth Place: Saint Louis
    Home City: Saint Louis, MO
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BS, Government/Politics, University of Maryland, 1983

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2000-present
    Senator, Missouri State Senate, 1991-2000
    Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, 1983-1991
    State Chair, Jesse Jackson for President Campaign, 1988

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and The Census, Member
    Subcommittee on Government Operations, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Democratic National Committee, present
    Founding Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Former Member, Desegregation Monitoring Committee, Saint Louis Public Schools
    Former Member, Desegregation Task Force
    Former Member, Governor's Commission on Minority Business Development
    Former Member, Missouri State Public Employees Deferred Compensation Commission
    Former Member, Urban Violence Task Force
    Member, Workforce Task Force
    Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1988

Professional Experience

    Former Management Consultant
    Real Estate Agent, W.A. Thomas Realty, 1986-2000
    Paralegal, R.A. Schwartz & Associates Law Firm, 1988-1998
    Congressional Aide, Office of the Doorkeeper, United States House of Representatives, 1978-1983

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Project Vote Smart, present
    Member, Saint Nicholas' Catholic Church, present
    Board Member, William L. Clay Scholarship and Research Fund, present
    Former Member, 100 Black Men of America
    Former Member, 26th/28th Ward Democratic Organization
    Former Board Member, Gateway Classics Sports Foundation, Saint Louis
    Former Board Member, Mary Ryder Home for Aged Women
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 145
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/13/2005 H.R.2772 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4 [(4 amino phenyl) azo] benzene sulfonic acid, monosodium salt. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/13/2005 H.R.2771 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2,5 bis [(1,3 dioxobutyl) amino] benzene sulfonic acid. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/13/2005 H.R.2770 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2 amino 6 nitro phenol 4 sulfonic acid. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/13/2005 H.R.2769 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2 amino 5 sulfobenzoic acid. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/13/2005 H.R.2766 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2,4 disulfo benzaldehyde. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/13/2005 H.R.2765 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on p-cresidine sulfonic acid. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/13/2005 H.R.2764 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2 methyl 5 nitrobenzenesulfonic acid. 06/13/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/10/2005 H.R.2768 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on m-hydroxy benzaldehyde. 06/10/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/10/2005 H.R.2767 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on n ethyl N (3- sulfobenzyl) aniline. 06/10/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/06/2005 H.R.1977 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act 06/06/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
05/24/2005 H.R.1683 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require a minimum basic pay level of $2,000 per month for members of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone. 05/24/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/25/2005 H.Con.Res.54 Expressing the sense of the Congress that comprehensive fiduciary standards should be included in any legislation providing for individual accounts as part of, or supplemental to, Social Security. 02/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
02/01/2005 H.R.453 Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2005 02/01/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/07/2004 H.Con.Res.195 Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defense of the United States. 10/07/2004 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
08/09/2004 H.R.4327 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7450 Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Vitilas 'Veto' Reid Post Office Building". 08/09/2004 Became Public Law No: 108-298. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/13/2004 H.R.4756 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. 07/13/2004 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.  (All Actions)
09/25/2003 H.R.3186 Geospatial Preparedness Act 09/25/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Science.  (All Actions)
09/17/2003 H.R.3107 Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2003 09/17/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/14/2003 H.R.1596 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2318 Woodson Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building". 07/14/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-54. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/26/2002 H.Res.455 Honoring the life of John Francis "Jack" Buck. 06/26/2002 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 3387
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/08/2017 H.R.2403 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
06/14/2017 H.Res.384 Congratulating the Webster University chess team for winning a record-breaking fifth consecutive national title at the President's Cup collegiate chess championship in New York City.
06/12/2017 H.R.2884 COVFEFE Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2472 Disability Integration Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2360 Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017 H.Res.315 Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 6 through May 12, 2017, as National Nurses Week.
05/04/2017 H.R.2396 Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
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