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Farming Family

From the moment he could wear his own pair of boots, his grandfather put him to work at his family’s farm, the RX Ranch, in Lampasas. Clayton grew up baling hay, mending fences, and running cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs on weekends and summers, while attending school in Georgetown during the weekdays, as his mother worked at the Texas Railroad Commission.

Water Researcher & Teacher

Initially staying close to the family farm to continue working as a ranch hand, Clayton Tucker went to Southwestern University to study International Politics with a minor in Mandarin, where he became a member of Kappa Sigma. Clayton worked as a water researcher for the National Science Foundation, studied at the National Chengchi University in Taipei, and became a kindergarten teacher. 

Fighter for Working Texans

After returning to the USA, Clayton Tucker moved back to Lampasas to work on the family ranch, RX Ranch, and started the small business, Grassroots Nation. Clayton also authored a science fiction book called Mandated Happiness (1984 with AI & social media) and became involved in various campaigns. After working on several campaigns, Clayton started leading a political organization founded by former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower. With Commissioner Hightower, Clayton lobbied the Texas government to provide healthcare for all Texans.  

Rancher & Organizer

In 2020, Clayton ran for the Texas State Senate District 24 to fight for everyday working Texans. After his campaign, he worked to empower hard-working Texans all across the state. He's a founding board member of the community garden group Killeen Creators, a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, and founder of the Texas Progressive Caucus, which returned the Texas Democrats to its New Deal roots, & is Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union. As with 90% of family farmers, Clayton has an off-farm income to help pay for ranch expenses, where he is a fair trade organizer with the Trade Justice Education Fund to fight for fair trade, including ag policies.

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