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Clay Mulford

Clay Mulford is currently Chief Operating Officer for the National Math and Science Initiative. Formerly a partner with the law firm Jones-Day, Clay has served as a resident Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard, where he lectured at the Kennedy School of Government. In 1992 he was general counsel and subsequently a principal spokesperson and campaign manager of Ross Perot's presidential campaign and in 1996 was general counsel to the Reform Party and Perot 1996. In 1993 and 1994 he served on the Coalition for Justice, the ABA National Select Committee to reform the justice system.

In his legal capacity, Clay has served as lead counsel for the effort to obtain pre-election funding for a third-party presidential candidate for the first time in U.S. history, ballot access in the 50 states, and has practiced before the Federal Election Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and Commission on Presidential Debates.

Clay has served for a number of years as a speaker, author, and faculty member on corporate and securities law maters for many organizations, including the SEC Institute and the State Bar of Texas, as well as various organizations related to the technology industry. Since 1992 he also has been active in the area of campaign finance reform and election law. In 2003 he served on the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Presidential Primary System under the auspices of the Campaign Finance Institute. He served on the ABA National Advisory Committee on Election Law from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2001 and on the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law from 1995 to 1999.

In keeping with his consistent political involvement, Clay was a commentator on the PBS series "Follow the Money" and served on the National Advisory Committee of the "Money, Politics and Public Voice" project of the League of Women Voters. He has conducted seminars concerning the regulation of ballot access and campaign activities for National Duma members both at the Kennedy School and, as a guest of the Russian Federation, the Moscow School of Political Studies. In 1998 he hosted the Russian Federation Election Commissioner and delegation in the U.S. to observe the U.S. federal election. He is also a Fellow of the British American Project of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He received his BA from Amherst College (1978) and his MA and JD from the University of Virginia (1982).

Advisory Committee

In 2008, FairVote established a new Advisory Board comprised initially of recent members of its Board of Directors. These leaders receive updates from FairVote about our progress and regularly provide comments and advice:

Nikolas Bowie, Yale undergraduate student
Erin Bowser, executive director of Environment Ohio
Antonio Gonzalez, President of Southwest Voter Registration Ed. Project
Jesse Jackson Jr., Member of Congress
Laura Liswood, CEO of Council on Women's World Leaders
Nina Moseley, former executive director of Democracy South
Clay Mulford, chief operating officer of National Math and Science Initiative
Rashad Robinson, Director of media programs, GLAAD
Katherine Spillar, executive editor of Ms. Magazine



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	Clay Mulford Clay Mulford is currently Chief Operating Officer for the National Math and Science Initiative. Formerly a partner with the law firm Jones-Day, Clay has served as a resident Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard, where he lectured at the Kennedy School of Government. In 1992 he was general counsel and subsequently a principal spokesperson and campaign manager of Ross Perot's presidential campaign and in 1996 was general counsel to the Reform Party and Perot 1996. In 1993 and 1994 he served on the Coalition for Justice, the ABA National Select Committee to reform the justice system. In his legal capacity, Clay has served as lead counsel for the effort to obtain pre-election funding for a third-party presidential candidate for the first time in U.S. history, ballot access in the 50 states, and has practiced before the Federal Election Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and Commission on Presidential Debates. Clay has served for a number of years as a speaker, author, and faculty member on corporate and securities law maters for many organizations, including the SEC Institute and the State Bar of Texas, as well as various organizations related to the technology industry. Since 1992 he also has been active in the area of campaign finance reform and election law. In 2003 he served on the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Presidential Primary System under the auspices of the Campaign Finance Institute. He served on the ABA National Advisory Committee on Election Law from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2001 and on the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law from 1995 to 1999. In keeping with his consistent political involvement, Clay was a commentator on the PBS series "Follow the Money" and served on the National Advisory Committee of the "Money, Politics and Public Voice" project of the League of Women Voters. He has conducted seminars concerning the regulation of ballot access and campaign activities for National Duma members both at the Kennedy School and, as a guest of the Russian Federation, the Moscow School of Political Studies. In 1998 he hosted the Russian Federation Election Commissioner and delegation in the U.S. to observe the U.S. federal election. He is also a Fellow of the British American Project of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He received his BA from Amherst College (1978) and his MA and JD from the University of Virginia (1982). Advisory Committee In 2008, FairVote established a new Advisory Board comprised initially of recent members of its Board of Directors. These leaders receive updates from FairVote about our progress and regularly provide comments and advice: Nikolas Bowie, Yale undergraduate student Erin Bowser, executive director of Environment Ohio Antonio Gonzalez, President of Southwest Voter Registration Ed. Project Jesse Jackson Jr., Member of Congress Laura Liswood, CEO of Council on Women's World Leaders Nina Moseley, former executive director of Democracy South Clay Mulford, chief operating officer of National Math and Science Initiative Rashad Robinson, Director of media programs, GLAAD Katherine Spillar, executive editor of Ms. Magazine