of eight honorary doctorate degrees and an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Clayton is an Elder at Cotton Memorial Presbyterian Church in Henderson, North Carolina. She serves on several boards that address hunger, agriculture and state policy issues, including the United States Alliance to End Hunger, the Global Food Banking Network, and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. In November 2022, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper awarded Clayton the 2022 North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor given by the state. Clayton is married to Theaoseus T. Clayton Sr., Esq. and they have four children and six grandchildren. See also List of African-American United States representatives Women in the United States House of Representatives References External links Congressional Biography Oral History Interview with Eva Clayton at Oral Histories of the American South, University of North Carolina The History Makers Biography, including interview from Feb. 22, 2012 1934 births African-American members of the United States House of Representatives African-American people in North Carolina politics African-American women in politics County commissioners in North Carolina Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Female members of the United States House of Representatives Johnson C. Smith University alumni Living people North Carolina Central University alumni Politicians from Savannah, Georgia Women in North Carolina politics 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 21st-century American women politicians 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians