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Stephen Clay
Stephen Clay is a former Democratic member of the Indianapolis City Council in Indiana, representing District 13. He was elected to the District 11 seat on the council in 2014, and won election to the District 13 seat on November 3, 2015.[1] He resigned from office on June 10, 2019.[2]
Biography
Clay received a bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas. He also studied at the Christian Theological Seminary and the Beulah Bible College. He has served as a pastor at the Messiah Missionary Baptist Church. Other experience includes lifetime membership to the NAACP, serving as a member of the Forest Manor Board of Directors, board member of the Him by Her Foundation, member of the Free and Accepted Masons Meridian Lodge Number 33 P.H.A, and appointed assistant chaplain of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.
Elections
2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[3] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[4]
In the Republican primary election for District 13, Terri Miller-Penquite ran unopposed. In the Democratic primary, Stephen Clay also ran unopposed. Clay defeated Miller-Penquitte in the general election. Incumbent Robert Lutz (R) ran for election to the District 22 seat.[5]
| Indianapolis City Council District 13, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Stephen Clay |
84.2% | 4,738 | |
| Republican | Terri Miller-Penquite | 15.8% | 888 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,626 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "Clay," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ WTHR, "Stephen Clay resigns from City-County Council," Updated June 4, 2019
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
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