Clay Jones

Clayton Harvey Leopold Jones (born August 26, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2005. A Republican, Jones previously served as a U.S. Senator from the Northwest from 1993 to 2001, during which time he also served as the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate from 2000 to 2001 and from 1995 to 1997, and as the First Gentleman of the United States from 2000 to 2001. Jones has represented the 9th district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001.

He is the younger brother of Harvey Jones and the husband of Arlene Antonio-Song, making him the first second gentleman in U.S. history. Upon Jones' resignation and Antonio-Song's inauguration as president on January 20, 2000, Jones became the first first gentleman in U.S. history and the first vice presidential spouse to become vice president.