Clay Cox | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 102nd district | |
In office January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Butch Parrish |
Succeeded by | B. J. Pak |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
In office January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | B. J. Pak |
Succeeded by | Jasmine Clark |
Personal details | |
Born | Lilburn, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Clay Cox is an American businessman and politician from Georgia. Cox is a Republican Party member of Georgia House of Representatives from the 108th District, serving from 9 January 2017 until 14 January 2019.
Cox earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Western Carolina University.[1]
In 1992, as a businessman, Cox became a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Probation Services Incorporated.[1]
On November 2, 2004, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 102. Cox defeated Carl Bergman with 69.06% of the votes.[2] Cox unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2010.[3]
On November 8, 2016, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 108. Cox defeated Tokhir "T.K." Radjabov with 52.65% of the votes.[4] On November 6, 2018, Cox lost the election. Cox was defeated by Jasmine Clark by a few hundred votes. Cox received only 49.32% of the votes.[5][6][7][8]
Cox's wife is Alisa Cox. They have two children. Cox and his family live in Lilburn, Georgia.[1]