Describe Your Congressional District

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MO -01
PVI: D +28
Rep: Lacy Clay (William L. Clay, Jr.) (2001-present)
Previous Rep: William L. Clay, Sr. (1969-2001)
2016 Democratic primary: Lacy Clay - 62.64%; Maria Chapelle-Nadal (my state senator) - 26.85%; Bill Haas - 10.51%
2016 General Election: Lacy Clay (D) 75.47%; Steven Bailey (R) 19.97%; Robb Cunningham (L) 4.56%
2014 General Election: Lacy Clay (D) 72.98%; Daniel Elder (R) 21.57%; Robb Cunningham (L) 5.45%
2016 POTUS: Hillary Clinton: 77%; Donald Trump: 19%
2012 POTUS: Barack Obama 80%; Mitt Romney: 19%
Racial demographic: 49.8% black, 46.9% white, 1.5% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic
Largest city: St. Louis (319,294); second largest city: Florissant (52,158); third largest: University City (35,371).
Major universities: St. Louis University, Washington University, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis.
Prominent performance venues: Powell Symphony Hall, home of the renowned St. Louis Symphony; Fox Theatre; Peabody Opera House; The Muny in Forest Park.
Other prominent features: The Gateway Arch; Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in the United States; St. Louis Zoo (within Forest Park), recently recognized the best zoo in the United States (USA Today); St. Louis Walk of Fame, a series of brass plaques embedded in the sidewalk along Delmar Blvd, in University City, each plaque commemorates a celebrity who has lived in the St. Louis area.