State House, Room 105
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Full Name:
James 'Jim' P. Gray
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Joanne; 4 Children
Home City:
Rochester, NH
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire
President Pro Tempore, New Hampshire State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, New Hampshire State Senate, District 6, 2017-present
Moderator, Town of Rochester, New Hampshire
Candidate, New Hampshire State Senate, District 6, 2020, 2022
Member, Rochester City Council, Ward 6, 2022
Representative, New Hampshire State House of Representatives, District Strafford 8, 2013-2016
Vice Chair, Capital Budget Committee
Vice Chair, Election Law and Internal Affairs Committee
Chair, Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee
Chair, Finance Committee
Former Member, Children and Family Law Committee, New Hampshire State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Election Law Committee, New Hampshire State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Election Law and Internal Affairs Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
Former Chair, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
Served, United States Army
Served, United States Navy
Tax Aide, AARP Foundation
Member, Rochester Planning Board
Member, Rochester School Board
Names of Grandchildren:
4
Priority Issues:
I Support
Keeping taxes low.
Cutting unnecessary spending. Identifying where costs can be reduced and making the changes required to implement those reductions.
Improving infrastructure to attract Business and supporting our citizens. Without good paying jobs our best and brightest students will move out of the State.
Quality Education K -- 12 and beyond. Businesses will not locate in our State unless we have a well educated and willing workforce. School Districts and post secondary institutions must control costs.
State and Local Employee Compensation that is just. We should pay reasonable salaries and benefits to our employees but hold them accountable.
A fully funded State Pension System based on a defined contribution plan and/or elimination of overtime from the retirement benefit calculation.