Clayton Vickers is a Texas native, a graduate student at the University of Missouri and an editorial intern at The Hill. Clayton previously covered state government, specifically the Missouri legislature, for the Missouri News Network. His reporting led him to land widely published feature pieces on subjects like federal gun law issues in Missouri, changes in law enforcement, transgender legislation and substance abuse. He also specialized in data and infographics while reporting for the Columbia Missourian, his university’s newspaper, where he published top stories in 2023.