In 1948, Clancy was admitted to the
bar and commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati. He served on the city council from 1952 until 1960; from 1958 until 1960 he was the
mayor as well as the chairman of the Cincinnati Planning Commission. Clancy defeated future television talk show personality
Jerry Springer in his 1970 re-election campaign. Clancy received approximately 56% of the vote to Springer's 44%.
Congress Beginning with the
Eighty-seventh Congress, Clancy was elected to congressional office for eight consecutive terms. When he lost his bid for reelection in 1976, he resumed the practice of law in Cincinnati.
Patty Clancy, his daughter, was an
Ohio State Senator, representing Ohio's 8th Senate district. ==Death==