Andrew Gray
Andrew Gray testifying before the Anchorage Assembly in October 2021
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 20th district
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byZack Fields
Personal details
Born
Andrew Timothy Gray

ca. 1975 (age 48–49)
Pasadena, Texas
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Baylor College of Medicine
OccupationPhysician assistant

Andrew Timothy Gray (born ca. 1975) is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member for the 20th district of the Alaska House of Representatives.[2][3]

Life and career

Gray was a physician assistant.[4]

In 2022, Gray defeated Scott Kohlhaas, Jordan Harary and Paul Bauer in the general election for the 20th district of the Alaska House of Representatives, winning 54 percent of the votes.[5] He succeeded Zack Fields. He is the first openly gay man elected to the Alaska Legislature.[3] He assumed office in 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "A Real Threat to Marriage Equality Looms Over Alaska". Advocate. October 5, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "House of Representatives". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Wesley, Early (2022-11-18). "In a historic first, Alaskans set to elect 3 LGBTQ lawmakers to state Legislature". Alaska Public Media. Anchorage. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Alaska: Andrew Gray". Advocate. November 3, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2022 Alaska State House - District 20 Election Results". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.


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