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| occupation =Attorney<br/>Representative, [[Florida House of Representatives District 3|District 3]]<br/>[[Wikipedia:Florida House of Representatives|Florida House]]
| religion =[[:Category:Methodists|Methodist]]
| spouse =Carol Ann Ford (née DeBusk)
| children =David, Doug, Clay
}}
'''Clarence V. "Clay" Ford, Jr.''' (b. [[1938]]) 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]].
Ford defeated Democrat [[Lumon May]], gaining reelection in November 2008.
Ford was born in Wynne, Arkansas on [[September 24]], [[1938]].
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.
==Committee assignments==
*Deputy Majority Whip*Energy & Utilities Policy Committee on Postsecondary Education – Vice Chair*Committee Full Appropriations Council on Business RegulationGeneral Government & Health Care*Committee on CourtsGeneral Government Policy Council*Government Operations Appropriations Committee on Healthy Families*Healthcare CouncilGovernmental Affairs Policy Committee*Schools & Learning CouncilPreK-12 Policy Committee
==Electoral history==
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|'''C. V. (Clay) Ford (R)'''
|'''3033,698504'''|'''5052.591%'''
|-
|Lumon May (D)
|2930,981751 |4947.419%
|}
===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[20082007]] (Special general election)===
''This election was held [[February 27]], [[2007]].''
|-
|'''C. V. (Clay) Ford (R)'''
|'''67,301328'''|'''5255.96%'''
|-
|Elizabeth Campbell (D)
|5,614863|4744.14%
|}
===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[20082007]] (Special Republican primary)===
''This election was held [[February 6]], [[2007]].''
|-
|Tom Banjanin
|1,153215|1917.89%
|-
|'''C. V. (Clay) Ford'''
|'''12,737323'''|'''2934.93%'''
|-
|Lyn Hart
|1,264313|2119.74%
|-
|George Scarborough
|1,663921|28.64%
|}
*[http://www.clayford.us/ Official site]
*[http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4409&SessionId=59 Florida House site]
*[http://www.escambiavotes.com/electionresults_choose.phpEscambia Voting Records]
[[Category:Florida House Representatives|Ford, Clay]]
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