Clay Doggett | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 70th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Barry Doss |
Personal details | |
Born | September 5,1983 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Pulaski,Tennessee |
Education | University of Alabama in Huntsville (BA) |
Website | Official website Campaign website |
Clay Doggett (born September 5,1983) is an American businessman,law enforcement officer,and politician from the state of Tennessee. A Republican,Doggett has represented the 70th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives,based in Giles and Lawrence Counties,since 2019. [1] [2]
Prior to running for office,Doggett worked in law enforcement as a correctional officer and a sheriff's deputy;he also is the founder and owner of a pressure washing company.
In 2017,Doggett announced he would run against Barry Doss,representative for the 70th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives,in the 2018 Republican primary. [3] Running as a "grassroots conservative," Doggett narrowly ousted Doss 52-48% before winning the general election soundly over Democrat Jessica Yokley. [4]
In 2020,Doggett ran unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election,winning the general with 22,568 votes. [2]
Doggett co-sponsored constitutional carry legislation during the 2021 session and was passed on April 12,2021. He also sponsored the "Second Amendment Privacy and Protection Act of 2021",which prevents a state or local entity from creating a registry to track citizens who legally possess firearms in the state,and was passed on June 2,2021. Both laws went into effect on July 1. [5]
On December 30,2021,Doggett announced he would run for his second re-election bid in 2022. [5]
In 2023,Doggett supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. [6]
As of December 2021,Doggett sits on the following committees: [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Doggett | 5,362 | 51.5% | |
Republican | Barry Doss | 5,057 | 48.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Doggett | 15,503 | 76.2% | |
Democratic | Jessica Yokley | 4,363 | 21.5% | |
Independent | Roy Waldrop | 471 | 2.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Doggett | 7,001 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Doggett | 22,568 | 100.0% |
Doggett lives in Pulaski with his wife,Mary,and their 3 children. [7]
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