Rudolph M. Clay

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Rudolph M. "Rudy" Clay (July 16, 1936 – June 4, 2013^[1]^[2]) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the mayor of Gary, Indiana and member of the Indiana Senate from 1972 to 1976.^[3] He was elected by special election in 2006 following the resignation of Scott L. King, and again in the 2007 municipal election. Prior to becoming mayor, Clay served as a county commissioner and as the first African-American head of the Lake County Democratic Party.^[2]

In April 2011, shortly before the primary election, Clay announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer and would not seek reelection.^[4] He endorsed Karen Freeman-Wilson as his successor.

References

↑ "Rudy Clay timeline". Post-Tribune. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Rudy Clay. "Rudy Clay - Biography". Retrieved 2011-07-04.
↑ "Ex-Gary Mayor Rudy Clay dies after battling prostate cancer - 13 WTHR Indianapolis". Wthr.com. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
↑ "Clay ends campaign due to prostate cancer". Times of Northwest Indiana. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

External links

Official site

v t e Mayors of the City of Gary, Indiana since 1906

Knotts Johnson Hodges Fulton Williams Clayton Schaible Finerty Swartz Mandich Chacharis Katz Hatcher Barnes King Clay Freeman-Wilson

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Name	Clay, Rudolph
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Short description	American mayor
Date of birth	1936-07-16
Place of birth
Date of death	June 4, 2013
Place of death

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