Clayton Luckie is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 9, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. In the 127th General Assembly, Luckie served as the Third Vice President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, and also as treasurer of the OLBC Foundation. In the 128th General Assembly, Speaker of the House Armond Budish named Luckie chairman of the Ohio Controlling Board, and Vice Chairman of the House Education Committee. He was also the OLBC Foundation secretary.
The two candidates that were seeking Luckie’s current House of Representatives position were Fred Strahorn (Democrat), a former state senator, and Jeff Wellbaum (Republican), a decorated Iraq War veteran. In the November 2012 election, Fred Strahorn won the position, with over 80% of the vote, the voting district in question traditionally being heavily Democratic.
In October 2012, it was revealed that Luckie was under investigation by and had surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for felony and misdemeanor charges involving political corruption, including misuse of campaign funds and theft in office.
On the 10th of October in 2012, the news was discovered that Luckie was being investigated through The Federal Bureau of Investigation and was led by F.B.I. agents to the jail after turning his back to the office at Columbus, Ohio. Luckie was arrested for 45 felonies and four misdemeanors. The crimes that were felony included: the following: Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt activity, Theft from an Office as well as Money Laundering and Forgery. The four misdemeanors related to filing fraudulent statement of disclosures to the financial institution. If he had been found guilty of the most serious charge, Engaging In an Act of Corrupt Conduct or an RICO crime, the defendant could face an maximum sentence of 11 months in prison.
Clayton R. Luckie II was a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving in the 39th District since the beginning of 2006. He was sworn in in 2006 and until his decision to pull out of the race to run for re-election in 2012. Then, he was the election of his successor in of 2013.
Despite not having attended any state functions since July 9, 2012, Luckie continued to receive a paycheck as he waited out his final months in office. A number of officials had called for his resignation. Had Luckie resigned, a placeholder would have been required to fill his position, as the elected Strahorn was not legally allowed to do so until his official term began. On December 20, 2012, it was announced that Luckie would stand trial beginning on January 22, 2013 if no plea bargain could be worked out. His term officially ended on January 7, 2013, with the swearing in of Fred Strahorn. On January 21, 2013, Luckie officially agreed to a plea deal on nine charges.
