Clay is a 3rd generation poultry farmer who is a life long resident of District 9. Clay is the owner of Clay Scofield Farms. He is the former chairman of the Blount County Young Farmer's Committee and is a member of the Blount County-Oneonta Chamber of Commerce and Arab Chamber of Commerce. Clay is a member of Grassy Church of Christ.

Clay graduated from Arab High School and Auburn University. At Auburn he received a B.S. in Agricultural Business and Economics.