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− | {{Infobox Biography
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− | | subject_name =C. V. "Clay" Ford
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− | | date_of_birth =[[September 24]], [[1938]]
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− | | place_of_birth =Wynne, Arkansas
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− | | occupation =Attorney<br/>Representative, [[Florida House of Representatives District 3|District 3]]<br/>[[Wikipedia:Florida House of Representatives|Florida House]]
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− | | religion =[[:Category:Methodists|Methodist]]
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− | | spouse =Carol Ann Ford (née DeBusk)
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− | | children =David, Doug, Clay
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− | '''Clarence V. "Clay" Ford, Jr.''' is a Republican politician, currently serving as the District 3 Representative to the [[Wikipedia:Florida House of Representatives|Florida State House]]. Ford succeeded [[Holly Benson]] in the seat, winning a February 2007 special election held after Benson vacated the seat to take a position in Florida governor [[Charlie Crist]]'s cabinet. Ford previously served for 16 years on the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]].
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− | Ford defeated Democrat [[Lumon May]], gaining reelection in November 2008.
| + | '''Clay Ford''' is a Republican politician who succeeded [[Holly Benson]] in a February 2007 special election against Democratic opponent [[Liz Campbell]]. He previously served on the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]]. |
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− | ==Biography==
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− | Ford was born in Wynne, Arkansas on [[September 24]], [[1938]].
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− | Ford served on the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] from [[1990]]-[[2007]] and as the Mayor pro tem of [[Gulf Breeze]] from [[2001]]-[[2007]]. He served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1975-76. He was elected as a member of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention in 1976.
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− | ==Committee assignments==
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− | *Deputy Majority Whip
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− | *Energy & Utilities Policy Committee Vice Chair
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− | *Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
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− | *General Government Policy Council
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− | *Government Operations Appropriations Committee
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− | *Governmental Affairs Policy Committee
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− | *PreK-12 Policy Committee
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− | ==Electoral history==
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− | ===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[2008]]===
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− | ''This election was held [[November 4]], [[2008]].''
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− | {| class="wikitable"
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− | |'''C. V. (Clay) Ford (R)'''
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− | |'''33,504'''
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− | |'''52.1%'''
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− | |Lumon May (D)
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− | |30,751
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− | |47.9%
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− | |}
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− | ===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[2007]] (Special general election)===
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− | ''This election was held [[February 27]], [[2007]].''
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− | {| class="wikitable"
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− | |'''C. V. (Clay) Ford (R)'''
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− | |'''7,328'''
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− | |'''55.6%'''
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− | |Elizabeth Campbell (D)
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− | |5,863
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− | |44.4%
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− | |}
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− | ===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[2007]] (Special primary)===
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− | ''This election was held [[February 6]], [[2007]].''
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− | {| class="wikitable"
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− | |Tom Banjanin
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− | |1,215
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− | |17.9%
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− | |'''C. V. (Clay) Ford'''
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− | |'''2,323'''
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− | |'''34.3%'''
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− | |Lyn Hart
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− | |1,313
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− | |19.4%
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− | |George Scarborough
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− | |1,921
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− | |28.4%
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− | |}
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− | {{succession box|before=[[Holly Benson]]|title=[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]]|years=2007-present|after=Incumbent}} | + | {{succession box|before=[[Holly Benson]]|title=[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]]|years=2007-present|after=Incumbent (2007)}} |
| {{end box}} | | {{end box}} |
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
| *[http://www.clayford.us/ Official site] | | *[http://www.clayford.us/ Official site] |
− | *[http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4409&SessionId=59 Florida House site]
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− | *[http://www.escambiavotes.com/electionresults_choose.php Escambia Voting Records]
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− | [[Category:Florida House Representatives|Ford, Clay]] | + | [[Category:Florida politicians|Ford, Clay]] [[Category:Members of the Florida House of Representatives|Ford, Clay]] |
| {{bio-stub}} | | {{bio-stub}} |