Andrew Gray (Alaska)

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Andrew Gray
Image of Andrew Gray
Alaska House of Representatives District 20
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$84,000/year

Per diem

$307/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas at Austin, 1998

Graduate

Baylor College of Medicine, 2012

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Personal
Profession
Physician assistant
Contact

Andrew Gray (Democratic Party) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.

Gray (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Andrew Gray earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and a graduate degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in 2012. His career experience includes working as a physician assistant. He has also served with the United States Army National Guard.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Gray was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2024

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 20

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrew Gray in round 1 .


Total votes: 6,157
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Andrew Gray and Scott Kohlhaas advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Gray
Andrew Gray (D)
 
68.5
 
1,272
Image of Scott Kohlhaas
Scott Kohlhaas (L)
 
31.5
 
584

Total votes: 1,856
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Endorsements

Gray received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Gray signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 20

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrew Gray in round 1 .


Total votes: 4,944
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20

Andrew Gray, Paul Bauer, Scott Kohlhaas, and Jordan Harary advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 20 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Gray
Andrew Gray (D) Candidate Connection
 
52.3
 
1,816
Image of Paul Bauer
Paul Bauer (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.6
 
1,272
Image of Scott Kohlhaas
Scott Kohlhaas (L)
 
5.8
 
200
Image of Jordan Harary
Jordan Harary (R) Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
186

Total votes: 3,474
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Candidate Connection

Andrew Gray completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gray's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I’m a health care provider, most recently at the Alaska VA and in the Alaska Army National Guard with whom I have deployed overseas. I’ve served on the Campbell Park Community Council, and I cofounded the grassroots group Anchorage Action which has sought evidence-based solutions for homelessness and has highlighted corruption in municipal government. I host the East Anchorage Book Club, a nonpartisan political education group, that holds zoom events and is a podcast. I have interviewed countless Alaskan leaders including an author of the Anchorage Charter and the last living signer of the Alaska Constitution. Thanks to those talks, I have developed a real understanding of our state’s history and good handle on today’s issues.
  • I plan to incentivize affordable home construction, prioritize reasonably priced long-term rental units over exorbitantly priced short-term ones, and increase services for mental health and substance misuse treatment.
  • With the fall of Roe v Wade, I promise to protect reproductive freedom in Alaska where we legalized abortion in 1970 and where our supreme court ruled in 1997 that we have a right to "reproductive choice" enshrined in our constitution.
  • The Permanent Fund was established by Governor Jay Hammond to provide for our state far in the future when oil revenues had decreased; I will protect the Permanent Fund for our children and grandchildren as Gov. Hammond intended. I believe in fully funding all necessary government services without overdrawing from the Fund.
After speaking with my constituents, I know that the major concern in my district is lack of affordable housing and increased homelessness. I am brainstorming with other elected officials and subject matter experts to find solutions for our housing crisis. As a healthcare provider, I am naturally interested in matters of public health and wellness. Finally, my military service and veteran status gives me specific insight and expertise in dealing with military and veteran affairs.
To Russia with Love: An Alaskan's Journey by Victor Fisher with Charles Wohlforth is my favorite book. The incredible story of Victor Fischer's life shows what's possible when one person sets their mind to making a positive difference and being of service to their community. From outlawing the death penalty to helping draft the state constitution, to founding ISER at UAF to establishing marine parks all along Alaska's coastline, the list of significant contributions from this one man is astonishingly long; however, it is his childhood in Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia that is most moving. The fact that he so narrowly escaped that awful chapter in world history and ended up in Alaska is nothing short of amazing. I love this book, and I recommend it to everyone I know.
Yes ,I absolutely believe that compromise is desirable and necessary. Our politics has turned into a team sport where people are more concerned about their side "winning" than in what’s best for the state. I’m willing to listen to all sides of an issue; I’m open to my mind being changed; and, I’m willing to do whatever the evidence shows is best for my district and for Alaska. I have a passion for gathering information, processing it, and sharing it. I want to create space for all sides to collaborate and make the right decisions for our community together. That desire to cooperate and compromise, a rarity today, especially qualifies me for this job.

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Campaign finance summary


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Andrew Gray campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Alaska House of Representatives District 20Won general$30,729 $30,847
2022Alaska House of Representatives District 20Won general$70,763 $51,542
Grand total$101,492 $82,389
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Scorecards

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 15, 2022

Political offices
Preceded by
Zack Fields (D)
Alaska House of Representatives District 20
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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