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'''Mark E. Clayton''' (born c. 1976) is the [[Democratic]] nominee in the 2012 [[United States Senate]] election in [[Tennessee]]. He faces the [[Republican]] incumbent [[Robert Corker]] in the November 6 [[general election]].

'''Mark E. Clayton''' (born c. 1976), as the [[Democratic]] nominee in the 2012 [[United States Senate]] election in [[Tennessee]], lost to incumbent [[Republican]] [[Robert Corker]] in the November 6 [[general election]]. Clayton was considered "more conservative" than the [[Moderate Republican]] Corker.

==Clayton's political stands==

==Clayton's political stands==

In 2008, Clayton ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to challenge Tennessee's other U.S. senator, moderate Republican[[Lamar Alexander]], a former governor of Tennessee and an ex-[[United States Secretary of Education]] whom Clayton then described as a "[[neo-conservative]]".<ref name="mj">{{cite web| url=http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/mark-clayton-tennessee-democrats-senate|title=Dems Nominate Anti-Gay Conspiracy Theorist for Senate |work=Mother Jones}}</ref>

In 2008, Clayton ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to challenge Tennessee's other U.S. senator, Moderate Republican [[Lamar Alexander]], a former governor of Tennessee and an ex-[[United States Secretary of Education]] whom Clayton then described as a "[[neo-conservative]]".<ref name="mj">{{cite web| url=http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/mark-clayton-tennessee-democrats-senate|title=Dems Nominate Anti-Gay Conspiracy Theorist for Senate |work=Mother Jones}}</ref>

Clayton's political positions include opposition to the North American Union, the [[NAFTA]] superhighway, and the national ID card. He has warned that America faces a "godless "[[New World Order]]" and that Americans who speak out against the government run the risk of being sent to "prison camps" operated by the Federal Emergency Management Association. He has spoken out against Chinese oppression of the [[Tibet]]an people.<ref name="mj"/>

Clayton's political positions include opposition to the North American Union, the [[NAFTA]] superhighway, and the national ID card. He has warned that America faces a "godless "[[New World Order]]" and that Americans who speak out against the government run the risk of being sent to "prison camps" operated by the Federal Emergency Management Association. He has spoken out against Chinese oppression of the [[Tibet]]an people.<ref name="mj"/>

A Clayton spokesman argued that the Tennessee party had violated the law by using its resources to attack one of its own candidates. The Clayton campaign promised to file a complaint with the [[Federal Election Commission]].<ref name="complain">{{cite web|url=http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19197360/clayton-defends-victory-and-affiliation|title=Clayton Defends Victory and Affiliation}}</ref>

A Clayton spokesman argued that the Tennessee party had violated the law by using its resources to attack one of its own candidates. The Clayton campaign promised to file a complaint with the [[Federal Election Commission]].<ref name="complain">{{cite web|url=http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19197360/clayton-defends-victory-and-affiliation|title=Clayton Defends Victory and Affiliation}}</ref>

Clayton, who is single, maintains his official residence in Whites Creek in Davidson County near [[Nashville]], Tennessee. He graduated in pre-law from  [[Pensacola Christian College]] in Pensacola, [[Florida]].<ref name=clayton>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jul/15/mark-e-clayton-for-us-senate/#|title=Mark E. Clayton|publisher=knoxnews.com|accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/people-search/names/tn+whites+creek/mark/clayton.html?searchApproxAge=35&searchMName=E|title=Mark E. Clayton|publisher=ussearch.com|accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref>

Clayton, who was single in 2012, maintained his official residence that year in Whites Creek in Davidson County near [[Nashville]], Tennessee. He graduated in pre-law from  [[Pensacola Christian College]] in Pensacola, [[Florida]].<ref name=clayton>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jul/15/mark-e-clayton-for-us-senate/#|title=Mark E. Clayton|publisher=knoxnews.com|accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/people-search/names/tn+whites+creek/mark/clayton.html?searchApproxAge=35&searchMName=E|title=Mark E. Clayton|publisher=ussearch.com|accessdate=August 16, 2012}}</ref>

Clayton carries the endorsement in his Senate campaign of the pastor [[Chuck Baldwin]] of [[Montana]], the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] presidential nominee.

Clayton carried the endorsement in his Senate campaign of the pastor [[Chuck Baldwin]] of [[Montana]], the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] presidential nominee.

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