Lacy Clay

Lacy Clay
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byBill Clay
Succeeded byCori Bush
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 4th district
In office
September 1991 – January 2001
Preceded byJohn Bass
Succeeded byPat Dougherty
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 59th district
In office
November 1983 – September 1991
Preceded byNat Rivers
Succeeded byFrank Williamson
Personal details
Born
William Lacy Clay Jr.

(1956-07-27) July 27, 1956 (age 68)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Ivie Lewellen
(m. 1992; div. 2011)
Pat Goncalves
(m. 2015)
Children2
RelativesBill Clay (father)
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)

William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a Democratic primary to Cori Bush in 2020, after successfully defeating her in the 2018 primary.

The district Clay represented is based in the city of St. Louis and includes most of northern St. Louis County (North County), including the cities of Maryland Heights, University City, Ferguson and Florissant.