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'''C. V. "Clay" Ford''' is a Republican politician, currently serving as the District 3 Representative to the defeated Democrat [[Florida House of Representatives|Florida State House]]. Ford succeeded [[Holly BensonLumon May]] , gaining reelection in a February 2007 special election, defeating Democratic opponent [[Liz Campbell]]. Ford previously served on the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]]November 2008.
→Florida House of Representatives District 3, 2007 (Special Republican primary)
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| subject_name =C. V. "Clay " Ford
| image_name =ClayFord.jpg
| image_size =175px
| date_of_death =
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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)
| parents =
| 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]].
==Biography==Ford intends to run for reelectionwas born in Wynne, Arkansas on [[September 24]], [[1938]]. Ford served on the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] from [[1990]]-[[2007]] and has one challenger at this time, Democrat as the Mayor pro tem of [[Gulf Breeze]] from [[2001]]-[[Ray Guillory2007]]. 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==
===2007 General[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[2008]]===Special Election, ''This election was held [[February 27November 4]], [[20072008]].'' {| class="wikitable"|-*|'''C. V. (Clay) Ford (R):''' 7|'''33,328 (55504'''|'''52.61%)*'''Elizabeth Campbell |-|Lumon May (D):|30,751 |47.9%|} ===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[2007]] (Special general election)===''' 5This election was held [[February 27]],863 (44[[2007]].4%)''
{| class="wikitable"|-|'''C. V. (Clay) Ford (R)'''|'''7,328'''|'''55.6%'''|-|Elizabeth Campbell (D)|5,863|44.4%|} ===[[Florida House of Representatives District 3]], [[2007 Republican Primary]] (Special primary)===Special Primary, ''This election was held [[February 6]], [[2007]].'' {| class="wikitable"|-|Tom Banjanin|1,215*|17.9%|-|'''C. V. (Clay) Ford:''' |'''2,323 (34.3%)*'''George Scarborough:|''' 1,921 (2834.43%)*'''|-|Lyn Hart:''' |1,313 (|19.4%)*'''Tom Banjanin:''' |-|George Scarborough|1,215 (17921|28.94%)|}
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== External links ==
*[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.php Escambia Voting Records]
[[Category:Florida House Representatives|Ford, Clay]]
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