[1] Clay Pirkle graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 1989 and from the University of Georgia with a Masters of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance in 1990.
[2] Clay is married to his wife Sharron and together they live in Sycamore, Georgia.
Clay Pirkle is a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where he also serves as Deacon and Treasurer.
Clay also serves as a Director for the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association based in Birmingham, AL.[3] Clay has held positions as an Economist with the US Government, a Commercial Banker at a local bank, and an Economics Instructor at Darton State College.
Pirkle was elected into the Georgia State House of Representative in July 2015 and was sworn in on August 21, 2015.