Chuck Gray is an American politician and the
secretary of state of Wyoming
The secretary of state of Wyoming is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a constitutional office, established under the Constitution of Wyoming and the secretary of state accedes to the governorship in case of a vac ...
, having won the 2022 election unopposed. Gray was previously a member of the
Wyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of ...
representing the 57th District.
Career
Prior to his election to the Wyoming House of Representatives, Gray had a radio talk show on Casper radio station
KVOC.
Wyoming House of Representatives
Gray challenged incumbent State Representative
Thomas Lockhart in the Republican primary but was defeated, receiving 48% of the vote to Lockhart's 52%.
When Lockhart announced his retirement, Gray again announced his candidacy for the seat in 2016. He defeated Ray Pacheco in the Republican primary with 59% of the vote and defeated Democrat Audrey Cotherman in the general election with 64% of the vote.
Gray ran for reelection in 2018. In the Republican primary he faced former
Casper
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Mayor Daniel Sandoval, who defeated with 61% of the vote. Gray defeated Democrat Jane Ifland in the general election with 61% of the vote.
In 2020, Gray was unopposed in the Republican primary. He again faced Democrat Jane Ifland in the general election and defeated her with 69% of the vote.
In his first session as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, he was the lead sponsor of the ultrasound bill, the first pro-life bill passed in 30 years. He was also the lead sponsor of Wyoming's voter ID law, which was signed into law in 2021. During his time in the legislature, he served on numerous committees, including Minerals, Business & Economic Development; Agriculture, State and Public Lands; Revenue; Judiciary; and Management Audit.
Wyoming Secretary of State
In March 2021, Gray announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for
Wyoming's at-large congressional district
Wyoming's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the US state of Wyoming. It is the third largest congressional district in the United States in terms of land size. The district is currently represented by Liz Che ...
in the
2022 election, challenging incumbent
Liz Cheney in a primary after the Wyoming GOP censured Cheney for her vote to
impeach Donald Trump. In September 2021,
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
endorsed
Harriet Hageman in the primary which led to Gray dropping out to consolidate the anti-Cheney vote around Hageman.
In March 2022, Gray announced he would run for Wyoming Secretary of State in
2022
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. He was endorsed by Donald Trump and he won the Republican primary.
Secretary Gray is known for his conservative record. He is a six-time
CPAC award winner, winning the award for his conservative voting record each year in the legislature. He has also received Wyoming Right to Life's Platinum Award for his pro-life record.
Political positions
Gray has been described by the
Associated Press
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as "one of Wyoming's most Trump-like legislators". Gray has advocated banning ballot drop boxes and instituting mandatory hand-counted election audits.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Wyoming Legislature
The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60-member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30-member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at th ...
Profilefrom Ballotpedia
21st-century American politicians
Living people
Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Politicians from Casper, Wyoming
Secretaries of State of Wyoming
University of Pennsylvania alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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