Jo Clay (born 1977) is a member of parliament in the

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representing the ACT Greens. Clay grew up in

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and attended

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in Canberra. She then studied law before working in various companies focused on improving the environment, including setting up Send and Shred, a company that recycles shredded documents, and The Carbon Diet about reducing her

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. At the

2020 Australian Capital Territory general election The 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election was held between 28 September and 17 October 2020 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor/ Greens coalition government, led by Chief Minister ...

Clay won one of the five seats in Ginninderra.

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