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Trey Grayson
Charles Merwin "Trey" Grayson III (R) is a former Kentucky Secretary of State, serving from 2004 until 2011. He announced in April 2009 that he would run for the United States Senate seat occupied by Republican Jim Bunning, who declined to run for a third term in office.[1] Grayson ran against Rand Paul in the state's May 18 Republican primary and lost 35.4% to 58.8%.[2]
In November 2010, he announced that he would not seek re-election as Kentucky Secretary of State and would return to the private sector.[3][4] After leaving office, he worked as director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.[5]
Biography
After earning a J.D. and an M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1998, Grayson worked as an attorney for Greenebaum, Doll, & McDonald. From 2001 until 2003, Grayson worked as both a consultant and an attorney for Keating, Muething, & Klekamp, where he focused on estate planning and corporate law.
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)
Political career
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Grayson's political career includes the following offices:
- 2004-2011: Kentucky Secretary of State
Elections
2010
Grayson ran for U.S. Senate in 2010. He was defeated in the primary by Rand Paul.[6][7][8]
| United States Senate |
|---|
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| Elections, 2010 |
| Primary election dates, 2010 |
| U.S. Senate Republican Primary Election, Kentucky Republican Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rand Paul |
58.8% | 206,986 |
| Trey Grayson | 35.4% | 124,864 |
| Bill Johnson | 2.2% | 7,861 |
| John Stephenson | 2% | 6,885 |
| Gurley L. Martin | 0.8% | 2,850 |
| Jon Scribner | 0.8% | 2,829 |
| Total Votes | 352,275 | |
2007
- 2007 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary
- Trey Grayson ran unopposed in this contest
| 2007 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  C.M. "Trey" Grayson
|
57.1% | |
| Democratic Party | S. Bruce Hendrickson | 42.9% | |
| Total Votes | 1,011,156 | ||
2003
- 2003 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary
- Trey Grayson ran unopposed in this contest
| 2003 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | C.M. "Trey" Grayson
|
52.5% | |
| Democratic Party | Russ Maple | 47.5% | |
| Total Votes | 1,006,429 | ||
Personal
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Trey Grayson currently resides in Park Hills, Kentucky with his wife, Nancy, and their two daughters - Alexandra and Kate. He is a practicing Episcopalian.
Grayson has served in the following other roles:
- 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
External links
- Trey Grayson's Facebook profile
- Trey Grayson's Twitter account
- Trey Grayson for United States Senate Campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Trey Grayson biography
Footnotes
- ↑ WYMT 57 - Mountain News, "Trey Grayson enters U.S. Senate race" 26 Aug. 2009
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections - 2010 Republican Primary Election Results
- ↑ Daily Journal, "Republican Trey Grayson won't run for Ky. attorney general after 2 terms as secretary of state" 24 Nov. 2010
- ↑ WAVE 3 News, "Trey Grayson will not seek Attorney General's office" 24 Nov. 2010
- ↑ Business Lexington, "Trey Grayson to Step Down as Secretary of State, Take Job at Harvard" 7 Jan. 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Kentucky Elections, "Primary Election Results," May 18, 2010
- ↑ Bluegrass Politics, "Some conservatives wary of Grayson," June 28, 2009
- ↑ WDRB "Rand Paul defeats Trey Grayson," May 18, 2010
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections - 2007 General Election Results
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections - 2003 General Election Results
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Y. Brown III |
Kentucky Secretary of State 2004–2011 |
Succeeded by Elaine Walker |
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