Adam Gray | |
---|---|
Member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district | |
In office December 3, 2012 –December 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rich Gordon (redistricted) |
Succeeded by | Diane Papan (redistricted) |
Personal details | |
Born | Merced,California,U.S. | September 23,1977
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Merced College University of California,Santa Barbara (BA) |
Adam C. Gray (born September 23,1977) [1] is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 21st Assembly district,encompassing all of Merced County and portions of Stanislaus County. He was a candidate in the 2022 election for California's 13th congressional district,narrowly losing in the general election to Republican John Duarte. [2]
Born in Merced,California,Gray graduated from Golden Valley High School in Merced and then attended Merced College before earning his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara. [3]
Gray worked in the district office of Assemblymember Dennis Cardoza. He was also a staffer for lawmakers Herb Wesson,Fabian Nunez,and Jerome Horton. [4]
Gray was also a member of the staff of state Senator Ron Calderon. [5] In July 2013,Gray testified in the federal investigation involving corruption charges against Calderon.
Gray was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2012,receiving 58.2% of the vote. [6] In the 2014 primary election,Gray received 95.3% of the vote and was reelected in 2016 with 66.8% of the vote and again in 2018 with 71.3% of the vote. [7] In 2020,he received 59.6% of the vote.
He was on the Committee for Accountability and Administrative Review,the Agriculture Committee,the Revenue and Taxation Committee and the Select Committee on Health Care Access in Rural Communities. Gray was also a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management. He was chairman of the Governmental Organization Committee,but was stripped of his chairmanship in December 2020 due to a dispute over water rights. [8]
In July 2014,Gray supported Merced and Stanislaus counties as a potential site for Tesla Motors' multibillion-dollar "Giga-Factory". [9] [10]
On January 18, 2022, Gray announced that he would be a candidate for California's 13th congressional district in the 2022 election for the United States House of Representatives. [11] He advanced from the June 2022 primary and faced Republican farmer John Duarte in the November 2022 general election. [12] He conceded the race on December 3, 2022, shortly after the race was called by the Associated Press. It was one of the last U.S. House races in the country to be decided; Gray lost by only 564 votes. Gray has announced he is running against Duarte again in 2024. [13]
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 26,015 | 95.3 | |
Republican | Jack Mobley (write-in) | 1,286 | 4.7 | |
Total votes | 27,301 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 34,931 | 53.4 | |
Republican | Jack Mobley | 30,499 | 46.6 | |
Total votes | 65,430 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 43,874 | 66.8 | |
Republican | Greg Opinski | 21,754 | 33.1 | |
Republican | Brien J. Rahilly (write-in) | 36 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 65,664 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 85,990 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Greg Opinski | 37,230 | 30.2 | |
Total votes | 123,220 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 43,023 | 99.9 | |
Libertarian | Justin Ryan Quigley (write-in) | 49 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 43,072 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 74,320 | 71.3 | |
Libertarian | Justin Ryan Quigley | 29,855 | 28.7 | |
Total votes | 104,175 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 54,987 | 99.0 | |
Republican | Joel Gutierrez Campos (write in) | 300 | 0.5 | |
Republican | Guadalupe Salazar (write in) | 256 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 55,287 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Adam Gray (incumbent) | 93,816 | 59.6 | |
Republican | Joel Gutierrez Campos | 63,514 | 40.4 | |
Total votes |
Stanislaus County is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, its estimated population is 564,404. The county seat is Modesto.
Dennis Alan Cardoza is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 18th congressional district from 2003 to 2012. The district took in a large swath of the Central Valley, from Stockton to Fresno. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On October 20, 2011, he announced he would retire from Congress at the end of 2012.
California's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. John Duarte, a Republican, has represented this district since January 2023.
James Norwood Patterson is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 23rd district, which encompasses eastern Fresno County, including the cities of Fresno and Clovis, and a small slice of Tulare County. He is the former Mayor of Fresno, California.
Jeffrey John Denham is an American politician, United States Air Force veteran, and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. Denham first won election to the U.S. House in 2010, representing California's 19th congressional district for one term before redistricting led him to run in the 10th district in 2012.
David Ellis Cogdill Sr. was an American politician who served in the California State Legislature. He served in the California State Senate from the 14th district for one term from 2006 to 2010 and in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006. He was the Republican Minority Leader in the State Senate from 2008 to 2009.
Richard J. Monteith was an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party.
Merced College is a public community college in Merced, California.
Kristin Olsen is an American business owner and politician. She served on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016 she served in the California State Assembly representing the 12th district and serving as the Assembly Minority Leader. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she was a member of the Modesto City Council. Olsen is a Republican and lives in Riverbank.
The 2014 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of California, concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 6, 2018, with the primary elections being held on June 5, 2018. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election being held on June 5, 2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including for governor and the California State Assembly.
Joshua Keck Harder is an American politician and venture capital investor who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 9th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican incumbent Jeff Denham in the 2018 election by five points. In 2020, he was reelected by a significantly larger margin than in 2018. He won reelection to California's new 9th congressional district, created through the 2020 redistricting process, which includes the majority of San Joaquin County.
The 2018 California's 10th congressional district election was held November 6, 2018, to determine the U.S. congressional representative for California's 10th congressional district (CA-10). The district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Republican Jeff Denham, who has represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election. He faced six Democrats and one Republican in the primary election.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 8, 2022, to elect representatives for the 52 seats in California. This marked the first time in the state's history where it lost a seat.
The 2022 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, with the primary election having been held on Thursday, June 7. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with elections for other offices, including the state assembly.
The 2022 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election being held on June 7, 2022. All of the seats of the California State Assembly were elected as part of the 2022 California elections.
The 2022 California State Controller election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the California State Controller. Due to strict absolute lifetime term limit laws, incumbent Democratic State Controller Betty Yee was ineligible to run for a third term. Democrat Malia Cohen won the election, defeating Republican Lanhee Chen. Despite Chen's loss, the race was the closest of the 2022 elections in California, and Chen received more votes than any Republican candidate in the 2022 national election cycle. Chen flipped ten counties, also the most any candidate flipped in California.
The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
John Scott Duarte is an American politician, businessman, nurseryman, and pistachio farmer. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for California's 13th congressional district since 2023.