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| | |name=Mark E. Clayton | | |name=Mark E. Clayton |
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| | |birth_place=Mobile, [[Alabama]] | | |birth_place=Mobile, [[Alabama]] |
| | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]ic nominee in 2012 against [[U.S. Senator]] [[Robert Corker]] of [[Tennessee]] | | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]ic nominee in 2012 against [[U.S. Senator]] [[Robert Corker]] of [[Tennessee]] |
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| − | '''Mark E. Clayton''' (born 1977), as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee in the 2012 [[United States Senate]] election in [[Tennessee]], lost to incumbent [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Robert Corker]] in the November 6 [[general election]]. Clayton was considered "more conservative" than the [[Moderate Republican]] Corker. | + | '''Mark E. Clayton''' (born 1976), as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee in the 2012 [[United States Senate]] election in [[Tennessee]], lost to incumbent [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Robert Corker]] in the November 6 [[general election]]. Clayton was considered "more conservative" than the [[Moderate Republican]] Corker. |
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| | ==Disowned by his party leadership== | | ==Disowned by his party leadership== |
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| | 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> |
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| − | 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, who was single in 2012, maintained his official residence that year in Whites Creek in Davidson County near [[Nashville]], Tennessee. The address was still valid in 2017. 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> |
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| | Clayton carried the endorsement in his Senate campaign of the pastor [[Chuck Baldwin]] of [[Montana]], the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] presidential nominee. Corker won his second term but announced in the fall of 2017 that he will not seek re-election in 2018. [[Marsha Blackburn]], a conservative [[U.S. Representative]] for Tennessee's 7th congressional district, immediately entered the race to succeed Corker. | | Clayton carried the endorsement in his Senate campaign of the pastor [[Chuck Baldwin]] of [[Montana]], the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] presidential nominee. Corker won his second term but announced in the fall of 2017 that he will not seek re-election in 2018. [[Marsha Blackburn]], a conservative [[U.S. Representative]] for Tennessee's 7th congressional district, immediately entered the race to succeed Corker. |