Former member of Congress · last served 116th Congress
Wm. Lacy Clay
Wm. Clay was a Democratic U.S. representative from Missouri, first elected to Congress in 2001, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 bills that became law (113th–116th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5001 Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification ActDec 10, 2020 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523.
- H.Con.Res. 125 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1830.Dec 7, 2020 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.J.Res. 104 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.Dec 2, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.Res. 1025 Expressing support for the designation of June as "National Homeownership Month", honoring the critical importance of increased homeownership to overall…Jun 26, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 6741 COVID–19 Mortgage Relief ActMay 8, 2020 · Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker…
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1927 (115th) African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017Became law
- H.R. 2908 (114th) National Bison Legacy ActBecame law
- H.R. 3072 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 1596 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2318 Woodson Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 4327 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7450 Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Vitilas 'Veto' Reid Post…Became law
- H.R. 1556 (109th) To designate a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Clyde S. Cahill Memorial…Became law
- H.R. 6400 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office".Became law
- H.R. 1236 (110th) To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Clay has won
Rep. Clay has won 10 U.S. House elections (2000–2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 43.0 to 73.7 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Missouri’s 1st district done while Rep. Clay served?
2012 to 2019 in MO-1: typical household income was up 20% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 7.7 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 8.6 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Missouri’s 1st district during Clay’s time representing it (2001 to 2021). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. MO-1 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2012 to 2019 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2001 to 2021.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
116th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 24 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 24 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 19 | See the 19 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 116th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.