James Clay | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 179th district | |
In office 2013–2014 | |
Preceded by | Tony Payton |
Succeeded by | Jason Dawkins |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
James W. Clay,Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,who represented the 179th legislative district from 2013 to 2014. [1] He was elected in 2012 after his predecessor,Tony Payton,was removed from the ballot due to a failure to collect the proper number of signature,leaving him as the only candidate remaining. [2] He ran in,but lost,the 2014 election and he withdrew from the 2016 election. [3] [4]
Clay is a graduate of Frankford High School. [1]