Clay Fuller

Clayton McLean Fuller (born April 9, 1981) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since April 2026. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit from 2023 until his resignation in 2026. Fuller was first elected in a special election in April 2026 to succeed fellow Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Early life and education Fuller was born in Brazoria, Texas and grew up in Helen, Georgia, coming from a family that has lived in North Georgia since the 1800s. He attended D. W. Daniel High School in South Carolina before attending a postgraduate year at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, matriculating in 2000. He then attended Florida Atlantic University, before transferring to Emory University in 2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Emory, a Master of Public Administration from Cornell University, and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University. Fuller also graduated from the Air Force Officer Training School, Marine Expeditionary Warfare School, and received a Master of Military Art and Science from Air Command and Staff College at Air University. From 2010 to 2014, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps. Afterwards, he worked for the Air National Guard where he eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is a recipient of the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Award for Outstanding Achievement. He was selected as a White House Fellow from 2018 to 2019 and worked in the Office of the Vice President and with the Department of Defense.

U.S. House of Representatives

Fuller first ran for the US House in 2020. He placed 4th in the GA-14 Republican primary.

In 2026, Fuller ran for the open seat for Georgia's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives made vacant after the resignation of Marjorie Taylor Greene. He defeated Democratic challenger Shawn Harris on April 7 in the special election.

Personal life Fuller met his wife Kate Manthos at Cornell University, and they have a son and a daughter.