Clay Doggett

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.{{Cite web|url=http://onthehill.tnjournal.net/doss-gets-challenger-house-district-70-gop-primary/|title= Doss gets a challenger in House District 70 GOP primary |website=Tennessee Journal: On the Hill|author=Tom Humphrey|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=July 28, 2020}} Running as a "grassroots conservative," Doggett narrowly ousted Doss 52-48% before winning the general election soundly over Democrat Jessica Yokley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/20180803/doggett-wins-republican-nomination-ousts-doss-for-70th-house-district|title= Doggett wins Republican nomination, ousts Doss for 70th House District |website=Columbia Daily Herald|author=Mike Christen|date=August 3, 2018|access-date=July 28, 2020}}

In 2020, Doggett ran unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election, winning the general with 22,568 votes.

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.{{cite web|title=State Rep. Clay Doggett to seek re-election in 2022|url=https://www.citizentribune.com/news/state/state-rep-clay-doggett-to-seek-re-election-in-2022/article_9938e677-e105-53f6-b84d-c944e55563b0.html|website=CitizenTribune.com|date=December 30, 2021|access-date=January 3, 2022}}

On December 30, 2021, Doggett announced he would run for his second re-election bid in 2022.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/06/us/tennessee-democrats-office-removal-voteindex.html|title=Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third|last1=Andone|first1=Dakin|last2=Young|first2=Ryan|last3=Simonson|first3=Amy|last4=Almasy|first4=Steve|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2023-04-07}}

As of December 2021, Doggett sits on the following committees:

• Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Chair)
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• Criminal Justice Committee
• Health and Safety Committee of the Second Extraordinary Session
• Elections Committee of the Third Extraordinary Session

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Doggett lives in Pulaski with his wife, Mary, and their 3 children.{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/182490/clay-doggett|title=Clay Doggett's Biography|publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=July 28, 2020}}

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