Clay Smothers

Claiborne Washington Smothers, I, known as Clay Smothers (April 1, 1935 – June 11, 2004), was an American member of the Texas House of Representatives from the former District 33-G in Dallas County who served from 1977 to 1981. Though elected as a conservative Democrat, Smothers switched to Republican affiliation on December 17, 1979, near the end of the first year of the first administration of Bill Clements, first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction.

Clay Smothers

Claiborne Washington Smothers, I, known as Clay Smothers (April 1, 1935 – June 11, 2004), was an American member of the Texas House of Representatives from the former District 33-G in Dallas County who served from 1977 to 1981. Though elected as a conservative Democrat, Smothers switched to Republican affiliation on December 17, 1979, near the end of the first year of the first administration of Bill Clements, first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction.