Trey Grayson
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| Trey Grayson | |
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| Kentucky Secretary of State | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Current term ends 2011 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | Official Kentucky Secretary of State website |
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Education
- Graduate from Dixie Heights High School
- Bachelor's degree, Harvard College (1994) in government
- Master of Business Administration degree, University of Kentucky in Lexington (1998)
- Juris Doctorate degree, University of Kentucky in Lexington (1998)
- Graduate, Leadership Northern Kentucky (2000)
- Graduate, Leadership Kentucky (2002)
Professional experience
After earning both degrees in 1998, he joined the law firm of Greenebaum, Doll, & McDonald as an attorney. From 2001 until 2003, Grayson served as both an a consultant and an attorney for Keating, Muething, & Klekamp focusing on estate planning and corporate law.
Political Career
Grayson's first political contest was the Secretary of State race in November 2003. At the time, the political environment in the state was strongly against Republican candidates as Democrats had held control over all State offices for nearly three decades. That trend broke that year when Republicans occupied the positions of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Agriculture Commissioner, in addition to Grayson's victory. When he took office in January 2004, he was the youngest Secretary of State in the country at the age of 31.
Since 2004, Grayson has held numerous leadership positions within the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), including chair of the elections committee, chair of the voter participation committee, treasurer, two-term co-chair of the presidential primary sub-committee, and, just recently, president.
2010 U.S. Senate election
Despite increasing pressure from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) to retire, believing the seventy-eight year old candidate would likely lose in a re-election bid, [2] Senator Jim Bunning from Kentucky
Other roles
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- Board Member, Kentucky Symphony (2001-2003)
- Board Member, Commonwealth Fund for KET (2001-present)
- Board Member, Kentucky Advocates for Higher Education (2001-present)
- President, Conservative Forum (2002-2003)
- Board Member, New Hope Center (2002-present)
- Board Member, Kentucky Governors Scholars Program (2002-present)
- Co-Hosted, Kentucky Summit on Civic Literacy (2004)
- Member, Congressional Conference on Civic Education, Kentucky Delegation
- President, Governor's Scholar Program Alumni Association
- Advisory Member, HelpingAmericansVote.org
- Advisory Board Member, Just Democracy, Incorporated
- Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
- Vice-Chair, National Association of Secretaries of State Committee
- Chair, Republican Association of Secretaries of State
Electoral history
2003
| 2003 Race for Secretary of State - General Election [3] | ||||
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| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 C.M. "Trey" Grayson (R)
| 52.5% | |||
| Russ Maple (D) | 47.5% | |||
| Total votes | 1,006,429 | |||
2007
| 2007 Race for Secretary of State - General Election [4] | ||||
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| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| C.M. "Trey" Grayson (R)
| 57.1% | |||
| S. Bruce Hendrickson (D) | 42.9% | |||
| Total votes | 1,011,156 | |||
Family life
Trey Grayson currently resides in Park Hills, Kentucky with his wife, Nancy, and their two daughters - Alexandra and Kate. He is a practicing Episcopalian.
Contact Information
Office of the Secretary of State
The Capitol Building
700 Capital Avenue
Suite 152
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-3490
Fax: (502) 564-5687
External links
- Official Kentucky Secretary of State website
- Trey Grayson's Facebook profile
- Trey Grayson's Twitter account
- Trey Grayson for United States Senate Campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Trey Grayson biography
References
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| Preceded by John Y. Brown III | Kentucky Secretary of State 2004–present | Succeeded by NA |
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