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Adam Gray
Gray smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and blue polka dot tie.
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded byJohn Duarte
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 21st district
In office
December 3, 2012 – December 5, 2022
Preceded byBill Berryhill (redistricted)
Succeeded byEsmeralda Soria (redistricted)
Personal details
BornAdam Channing Gray
(1977-09-23) September 23, 1977 (age 49)
Merced, California, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Cadee Condit
​
(divorced)​
Children1
EducationMerced College (attended)
University of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website

Adam Channing Gray (born September 23, 1977)[1] is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 13th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022, representing the 21st district, which included all of Merced County and portions of Stanislaus County.

Gray is the whip of the Blue Dog Coalition. He lost his first bid for his congressional district in 2022 by a few hundred votes but won the seat in 2024 by a similar narrow margin. His district is located in the San Joaquin Valley, and includes all of Merced County and parts of Madera, Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties.

Early life and education

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Adam Channing Gray was born on September 23, 1977, in Merced, California.[2] He grew up working in his family's dairy supply and feed store,[3] and went to Golden Valley High School in Merced where he graduated as part of the first class.[4]

Gray went on to attend Merced College[5] and then earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2] While in school, he interned for congressman Gary Condit.[6]

Early career

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Following college, Gray worked in the district office of state assemblymember Dennis Cardoza[7] and later served as a staffer for assemblymembers Herb Wesson, Fabian Núñez, and Jerome Horton.[6] He subsequently joined the staff of state senator Ron Calderon.[8] In 2015, he was subpoenaed to testify as a witness in connection with Calderon's federal corruption trial.[9]

California State Assembly

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Official portrait of Gray in the California State Assembly, 2012

Gray was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2012, receiving 58.2% of the vote.[10] In the 2014 primary election, He received 95.3% of the vote and was reelected in 2016 with 66.8% of the vote and again in 2018 with 71.3% of the vote.[11] In 2020, he received 59.6% of the vote.

He was on the Committee for Accountability and Administrative Review, the Agriculture Committee, the Revenue and Taxation Committee and the Select Committee on Health Care Access in Rural Communities. Gray was also a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management[citation needed] and chairman of the Governmental Organization Committee.[12]

While in the state assembly, Gray founded the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus which worked across party lines to pass legislation.[3] He was involved in securing $3 billion for water storage in the Central Valley and helped bring funding for a new medical school at UC Merced. Gray broke with his party on several water policy issues, pushing back against Democratic proposals to cut water supplies to irrigation districts in the San Joaquin Valley.[3] As a result of his opposition to proposed limits on water flows, he was removed from his chairmanship of the Government Organization Committee by the assembly leader.[12]

In 2014, Gray supported Merced and Stanislaus counties as a potential site for Tesla Motors' multibillion-dollar "Giga-Factory".[13][14]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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2022

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California's 13th congressional district since 2023

On January 18, 2022, Gray announced that he would be a candidate for California's 13th congressional district in the 2022 election for the United States House of Representatives.[15] The 13th district is located in the Central Valley, and includes Merced County and parts of Madera, Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties.[16] Gray advanced from the June primary and faced Republican pistachio farmer John Duarte in the November general election.[17] He conceded the race on December 2, shortly after the race was called by the Associated Press.[18] It was one of the last U.S. House races in the country to be decided; Gray lost by only 564 votes.[19]

2024

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In August 2023, Gray announced his candidacy against Duarte again in the 2024 election.[20]

In August 2024, the Los Angeles Times reported that Gray bought real estate shortly before a $50 million state-funded redevelopment of 70 acres of the former Castle Air Force Base.[21][22] Gray had disclosed the investments to state officials, but not on his federal disclosure forms after 2022. A former state ethics official noted that the timing of Gray's investment could raise concerns about the appearance of a conflict of interest. Gray's campaign manager denied any impropriety.[23]

Following weeks of counting, Gray eventually took the lead over Duarte on November 26, by a margin of 182 votes, with the race being called on December 4.[24] It was the last congressional race to be called in the 2024 election.[25]

2026

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Gray began the election cycle as one of the most vulnerable House incumbents due to the closeness of his 2024 election.[26][27] In November 2025, California voters approved Proposition 50, which temporarily redrew the state's district maps.[27] The redrawn 13th district extended north to take in the southern half of Stockton, a change that shifted the district slightly toward Democrats.[28] The redrawn district would have favored Kamala Harris over Donald Trump by half a percentage point in the 2024 presidential election.[29]

Days after Proposition 50 passed, Kevin Lincoln, the Republican former mayor of Stockton, abandoned a planned rematch against Democrat Josh Harder in the 9th district where he lost by 4% in 2024, and announced a campaign against Gray in the 13th, which now included his home city.[30][31] Ceres mayor Javier Lopez, the first Republican to enter the race, had been backed by Duarte. After Trump endorsed Lincoln in December 2025, Duarte switched his support to Lincoln and Lopez said "the writing is on the wall" and stepped back from his campaign.[32] Gray formally launched his reelection campaign in March 2026, highlighting his bipartisanship and Central Valley water and agriculture priorities.[33]

Gray finished first in the first-round primary with 42% of the vote to Lincoln's 27.7%, and the two advanced to the November 3 general election.[27][34] The Cook Political Report rated the general election Lean Democratic and Inside Elections rated it Tilt Democratic.[35][36] The seat has been described as one of the few House races in California that remained competitive after the Proposition 50 redraw and has also been described as a top priority for both parties.[37][38]

Tenure

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Gray took office on January 3, 2025.[39] He was appointed to the House Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources and was named whip of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition.[2][40]

Early in his term, Gray sought Republican allies on water issues important to the San Joaquin Valley.[40] As a member of the Natural Resources Committee, Gray co-sponsored two bipartisan bills to expand federal support for groundwater storage and recharge efforts in California.[40] He also introduced the Valley Water Protection Act, which would limit the implementation of the Endangered Species Act in cases where it could pose a national security risk or causes significant regional economic harm.[41] With Republican Young Kim, he introduced legislation to establish a standardized rapid response system for wildfires on federal land.[42] He later introduced legislation to establish a standardized rapid response system for wildfires.[43]

Gray has often joined Republicans on key votes and is seen as a centrist.[44][45] He was one of 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act in January 2025.[46] He and Republican David Valadao were the two San Joaquin Valley cosponsors of the bipartisan Dignity Act of 2025, which would offer certain undocumented immigrants who arrived before 2021 a route to legal status if they pass background checks and pay restitution over seven years, while mandating E-Verify for all employers and expanding border security funding.[47] In July 2026, Gray was one of the six House Democrats to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, which passed 216 to 212. He was the only San Joaquin Valley Democrat to support it.[48]

On November 12, 2025, Gray was one of the six House Democrats who voted to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The measure passed 222 to 209 and was signed by Trump shortly afterward.[49][50][51] Gray said he voted for it because it funded SNAP food assistance for a full year, nothing that more than 47,000 households in his district receive benefits from the program.[52] The vote drew praise from local officials including Merced mayor Matt Serratto and got criticism from progressive Democrats in the district.[51]

Gray opposed the 2026 Iran war,[53] and voted for a June 2026 war powers resolution intended to limit it.[54] Gray also against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Republican budget reconciliation package that passed the House 218 to 214, saying the bill "harms our most vulnerable neighbors" while providing "tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy".[55]

In June 2026, Gray and Tom Suozzi launched a pro-capitalist, anti-socialist initiative, Promise to America,[56] in response to three candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America winning Democratic primary elections.[57]

Committee assignments

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Gray discusses the risks of blanket tariffs on agriculture exports, 2025

For the 119th Congress:[58]

Caucus memberships

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Gray's caucus memberships include:[60]

Personal life

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Gray was previously married to Cadee Condit, the daughter of Gary Condit.[6] They have one child.[2]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Adam Gray
Year Office Party Primary General Result Swing Ref.
Total % P. Total % P.
2012 State Assembly 21st Democratic 14,391 32.45 2nd 63,349 58.18 1st Won Win [61]
2014 26,015 95.29 1st 34,931 53.39 1st Won Hold [62]
2016 43,874 66.82 1st 85,990 69.79 1st Won Hold [63]
2018 43,023 99.89 1st 74,320 71.34 1st Won Hold [64]
2020 54,987 99.00 1st 93,816 59.63 1st Won Hold [65]
2022 U.S. House 13th 23,784 31.13 2nd 66,496 49.79 2nd Lost Win [66]
2024 38,754 45.08 2nd 105,554 50.04 1st Won Gain [67]
2026 41,086 41.97 1st TBD [68]
Source: Secretary of State of California | Statewide Election Results

References

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  1. ↑ "Adam Gray". CalMatters. September 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rep. Adam Gray - D California, 13th, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Gomez, Melissa (September 28, 2024). "In a 'purple' California district, a GOP congressman fights to defend a seat he won by 564 votes". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Miller, John (February 6, 2025). "Congressman Gray takes oath in front of constituents". Merced County Times. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gray, Adam". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 White, Jeremy (August 3, 2015). "Adam Gray: A canny California politician forges his own path". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Rappley, Nick (September 2, 2011). "21st Assembly race ramps up after Berryhill exits". Tank Town Media. Patterson Irrigator. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ McGreevy, Patrick (April 10, 2015). "Assemblyman Gray, other state officials subpoenaed in Calderon corruption trial". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Rosenhall, Laurel (July 15, 2013). "Assemblyman Adam Gray to testify in FBI's Calderon investigation". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Assemblyman Adam Gray is stripped of committee chairmanship". Modesto Bee. December 15, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ Carlson, Ken (July 15, 2014). "Making the case for putting Tesla battery factory in Northern San Joaquin Valley". The Modesto Bee. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ Funez, Elias (July 17, 2014). "Could 10,000,000 sq. ft. Tesla plant call Patterson home?". Patterson Irrigator. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  15. ↑ "California Democrat Adam Gray to run for Congress in 2022". Merced Sun Star. January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ Mehta, Seema; Mehta, Priscella (October 26, 2022). "Your guide to the California Congressional District 13 race: John Duarte vs. Adam Gray". Los Angeles Times.
  17. ↑ Cowan, Jill (June 15, 2022). "Democratic lawmaker will face G.O.P. businessman in Central Valley battleground". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  18. ↑ "GOP's Duarte takes California Central Valley US House seat". AP News. December 2, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Democrat Adam Gray flips California swing seat blue". Politico. December 3, 2024.
  20. ↑ Sheeler, Andrew (August 29, 2023). "Adam Gray Announces Congressional Bid, Setting Up Central Valley Rematch with Rep. John Duarte". www.sacbee.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  21. ↑ "In key congressional race, Republicans criticize Democrat's Central Valley real estate deal". Los Angeles Times. August 25, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  22. ↑ Gligich, Daniel (August 27, 2024). "Gray's undisclosed real estate deal at Castle AFB "suspicious," watchdog says". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  23. ↑ Gligich, Daniel (September 24, 2024). "Gray's business dealings at Castle AFB bubble up over brewery ties". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  24. ↑ Weber, Lindsay (November 27, 2024). "Gray pulls ahead of Duarte in race for California Congressional District 13". KCRA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  25. ↑ Cowan, Jill (December 4, 2024). "California Democrat Flips Seat in the Last House Race to Be Called". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  26. ↑ Padilla, Cecilio (June 4, 2026). "Democrat Adam Gray, Republican Kevin Lincoln advance in California's 13th Congressional District primary, CBS News projects - CBS Sacramento". CBS News. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  27. 1 2 3 Gligich, Daniel (November 6, 2025). "Kevin Lincoln to challenge Adam Gray in Prop. 50 aftermath". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  28. ↑ "U.S. House of Representatives". CalMatters. May 14, 2026. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  29. ↑ Williams, Sofia (September 20, 2026). "Your guide to California's 13th Congressional District race". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  30. ↑ Nixon, Nicole (November 6, 2025). "Republican Kevin Lincoln to face Rep. Adam Gray after Prop. 50 redraw". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on November 7, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  31. ↑ Woodyard, Chris (November 7, 2025). "Former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln to take on Rep. Adam Gray in 2026 race for Congress". Stocktonia. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  32. ↑ Stapley, Garth (December 20, 2025). "Former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln 'honored' by President Trump's endorsement in race against Rep. Adam Gray". Stocktonia. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Gray launches re-election campaign in 13th Congressional District". Merced County Times. March 20, 2026. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Statement of Vote: June 2, 2026, Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  35. ↑ "2026 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. September 25, 2026. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  36. ↑ "House Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  37. ↑ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  38. ↑ Williams, Sofia (September 20, 2026). "Your guide to California's 13th Congressional District race". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  39. ↑ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "Adam Gray (California (CA)), 119th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved June 22, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  40. 1 2 3 Downs, Garrett (February 28, 2025). "California Blue Dog seeks GOP allies, pushes water issues". E&E News by Politico.
  41. ↑ Stafford, Sabra (June 18, 2025). "Congressman Gray introduces Valley Water Protection Act". Turlock Journal. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  42. ↑ Gligich, Daniel (June 19, 2025). "Gray proposes Valley Water Protection Act". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  43. ↑ Cortez, Joe (June 20, 2025). "Gray bill would create rapid response standard for wildfires". Turlock Journal.
  44. ↑ Sosa, Anabel (July 28, 2026). "Against Trump's wishes, Calif. Young Republicans group endorses Democrat". SFGATE. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  45. ↑ Ceballos, Ana (November 18, 2025). "Why this California Democrat broke with his party to end the government shutdown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  46. ↑ Rashid, Hafiz (January 22, 2025). "The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans' Racist Immigration Bill". The New Republic. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  47. ↑ Charles, Sydney (July 17, 2025). "'Important for the valley': Local reps. cosponsor immigration reform bill". KSEE. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  48. ↑ Haddad, Anthony W. (July 23, 2026). "Gray Among Just 6 Democrats to Back Defense Bill Deepening US-Israel Military Integration". GV Wire. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  49. ↑ "Roll Call 285, Bill Number: H. R. 5371, 119th Congress, 1st Session". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. November 12, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  50. ↑ Walsh, Joe (November 13, 2025). "These 6 House Democrats voted for bill to end government shutdown". CBS News. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  51. 1 2 Stapley, Garth (November 18, 2025). "Was Rep. Adam Gray's vote to end the shutdown a show of courage or betrayal? Valley leaders weigh in". Stocktonia. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  52. ↑ "Valley representative Adam Gray breaks from Democrats on government shutdown vote". KFSN-TV. November 13, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  53. ↑ Phillips, Katherine (March 12, 2026). "Congressman Gray says he would not vote to support Iran War, discusses reelection". CBS47 and KSEE24. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  54. ↑ Johnston, Alycia (June 4, 2026). "How did Northern California congressional representatives vote on the Iran war powers resolution?". KCRA. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  55. ↑ Taub, David (July 3, 2025). "Valadao, Costa Spar on What Passage of Trump's Bill Means for Medicaid Recipients". GV Wire. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  56. ↑ "PTA". PTA. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  57. ↑ Chartier, Tiffany (June 26, 2026). "13 Moderate Democrats Reject Socialism On New 'Promise To America' Pledge". Yahoo News. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  58. ↑ "Adam Gray". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  59. ↑ "Ranking Member Angie Craig Announces Subcommittee Vice Ranking Members for 119th Congress". House Agriculture Committee Democrats. February 12, 2025.
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