Chuck Gray | |
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![]() Gray in 2025 | |
24th Secretary of State of Wyoming | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Governor | Mark Gordon |
Preceded by | Karl Allred |
Member of the WyomingHouseofRepresentatives from the 57th district | |
In office January 10,2017 –January 2,2023 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Lockhart |
Succeeded by | Jeanette Ward |
Personal details | |
Born | 1989or1990(age 35–36) |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
Chuck Gray (born 1989/1990) [1] is an American politician serving as the 24th and current Secretary of State of Wyoming since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 57th district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.
Gray earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and relocated to Wyoming in 2012. [2]
Prior to entering public office,Gray hosted a conservative talk radio program on KVOC-AM in Casper,Wyoming. [2]
Gray first ran for the Wyoming House in 2014 but was defeated in the Republican primary by incumbent Thomas Lockhart. He successfully won the seat in 2016 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2020. [2]
As a legislator,Gray sponsored significant legislation including an ultrasound requirement prior to abortion procedures and Wyoming’s voter ID law enacted in 2021. [3] He served on several key committees,including Revenue,Judiciary,Agriculture,and Management Audit. [3]
In 2021,Gray launched a primary challenge against U.S. Representative Liz Cheney but later withdrew after President Donald Trump endorsed Harriet Hageman. [4]
He then ran for Wyoming Secretary of State in 2022,receiving President Trump’s endorsement and defeating State Senator Tara Nethercott in the Republican primary with 48.3% of the vote. He ran unopposed in the general election. [5]
As Secretary of State,Gray oversees elections,business registrations,securities regulation,and serves on the State Loan and Investment Board,State Building Commission,and Board of Land Commissioners. [3]
Wyoming’s constitution does not provide for a lieutenant governor;instead,the Secretary of State is first in the line of succession to serve as acting governor when the governor is absent from the state. [6]
From approximately April 16 to April 30,2025,Gray served as Acting Governor while Governor Mark Gordon was on a trade mission to Japan and Taiwan. [7] [8]
Gray has received six consecutive CPAC awards for his conservative voting record and Wyoming Right to Life’s Platinum Award. [3]