Michael John Gray

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Michael John Gray
Arkansas State Representative
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 47th district
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded by Jody Dickinson
Personal details
Born 1976
Blytheville, Arkansas, USA
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Amy Gray
Children One child in 2014
Residence Augusta, Arkansas
Alma mater Arkansas State University

William H. Bowen School of Law at the

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Occupation Farmer and businessman
Committees Advanced Communications and Information Technology; Education; City, County, and Local Affairs; Academic Facilities Oversight
Religion United Methodist Church
Website www.michaeljohngray.com

Michael John Gray (born 1976)[1] is a farmer with a law degree in his Augusta, Arkansas, who is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 47, which includes portions of Independence, Jackson, White and his own Woodruff counties in the eastern portion of his state. He is also the Arkansas House Democratic Caucus Leader [2]

Background

Gray holds both an Associate of Arts from Arkansas State University at Beebe and Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He obtained a Juris Doctorate from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University in Arkansas at Little Rock. He is the owner of Wakefield Partners in Augusta.[3] Gray is affiliated with the Augusta and McCrory Chambers of Commerce and the Woodruff County Farm Bureau. He is a founding member and the secretary of the Arkansas Peanut Growers Association. Gray is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Augusta. He and his wife, Amy, have one son, who was born in October 2014. [2]

Political life

Gray is a former member of the Augusta City Council, to which he was elected in 2010 and served two terms.[3] In 2014, he was elected in House District 47 to succeed the term-limited Democrat Jody Dickinson. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary, and the general election. Due to newly extended term limits, he is eligible to serve until January 2021.[4]

Representative Gray holds these committee assignments: (1) Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology, (2) City, County and Local Affairs, and (3) Education.[2] The House Education chairman appointed him to Academic Facilities Oversight Committee. He was elected vice chairman of the 2015 freshman class.

In September 2015, Representative Gray was elected by his fellow Arkansas House Democratic Caucus members to be caucus leader.


References

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Preceded by Arkansas State Representative for
District 47 (Independence, Jackson, Woodruff, and White counties)

Michael John Gray
2015–

 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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