The person behind the name
Chuck Gray’s public career runs from talk radio through the Wyoming Legislature to the statewide office that administers Wyoming’s elections.
Gray is Wyoming’s 24th secretary of state, elected in 2022 after three terms representing House District 57 in Natrona County. On August 18, 2026 he led a nine-candidate Republican primary for Wyoming’s single U.S. House seat with 31,224 votes. The Secretary of State’s general-election roster lists him as the Republican candidate for United States Representative on November 3. [1][2][3]
Education and professional preparation
His official biography says he graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 2012 with a B.S. in economics. A 2022 Cowboy State Daily profile reported that he grew up outside Los Angeles, was homeschooled by his mother, and left the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree from the business school and another from its School of Arts and Sciences. [3][30]
From talk radio to the Legislature
Wyoming Public Media reported that Gray spent summers with his father in Casper and, after college, began hosting a conservative talk show on his father’s station, 1230 AM KVOC. Cowboy State Daily reported that he was living in Wyoming full time by 2013 and that a former employee worked for his father, Jan Charles Gray, at Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, “which owns seven Wyoming radio stations”; the article does not set out the company’s ownership. [24][30]
He first ran for the state House in 2014 and lost to Thomas Lockhart by 49 votes, Cowboy State Daily reported; after Lockhart retired, Gray won the House District 57 seat in 2016. His official biography lists three terms and service on the Minerals, Business & Economic Development; Agriculture, State and Public Lands; Revenue; Judiciary; and Management Audit committees. Wyoming Public Media describes him as a founding member of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus. [3][24][30]
Statewide office
In 2021 Gray entered the Republican primary against U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and suspended that campaign after Donald Trump endorsed Harriet Hageman. In 2022 he won the Republican primary for secretary of state and was the only candidate named on the official summary for the office in November. As secretary he also sits on the State Loan and Investment Board, the Board of Land Commissioners and the State Building Commission. [3][9][10][23][24]
A note on awards and ratings. Gray’s official biography calls him “a six-time CPAC award winner” for his legislative voting record and says he received Wyoming Right to Life’s Platinum Award. These are the office’s descriptions of ratings by advocacy groups. This profile did not retrieve the underlying scorecards and does not characterize them. [3]
Life & public service
From a first legislative campaign to a statewide office and a congressional nomination, the documented milestones run as follows.
Wharton degree
Graduated from the Wharton School of Business with a B.S. in economics, according to his official biography. [3]
Radio host in Wyoming
Cowboy State Daily reported that by 2013 he was living in Wyoming full time and hosting a conservative talk show on his family’s 1230 AM KVOC. [30]
First legislative campaign
Ran for the state House against Thomas Lockhart and lost by 49 votes, Cowboy State Daily reported. [30]
Governor rejects residency rules
Governor Mark Gordon rejected Gray’s proposed voter-residency rules on April 12, 2024, citing the separation of powers. [33]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislation and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors.
First-listed sponsor of the ultrasound law
The Legislature’s digest for House Bill 182, Abortion–ultrasound information, lists Gray first among its sponsors, with co-sponsors in both chambers. The House passed it 41–17 on third reading on February 3, 2017, the Senate passed it 20–10 on February 27, and the House concurred 47–12 on February 28. It became Chapter 187, Session Laws of Wyoming 2017. [5]
The enrolled act requires that, before certain nonemergency abortions, the physician or a designee “shall inform the patient of the opportunity to view an active ultrasound of the unborn child and hear the heartbeat of the unborn child if the heartbeat is audible.” It took effect July 1, 2017. [6]
Gray’s official biography calls it “the first pro-life bill passed in 30 years.” That is the office’s characterization. The legislative records establish the text, sponsors, votes and enactment; they do not evaluate the law’s effects. [3][5]
Wyoming’s voter ID law
House Bill 75, Voter identification, lists Gray as first sponsor, joined by dozens of co-sponsors from both chambers. It passed the House 51–9 on March 3, 2021 and the Senate 28–2 on April 1. The governor signed it on April 6, 2021 as Chapter 114, Session Laws of Wyoming 2021. [7]
The co-sponsor list includes then-Sen. Tara Nethercott, his opponent in the 2022 primary for secretary of state. The digest establishes authorship and passage; it does not measure the law’s effect on turnout or fraud. [7][9]
Elected secretary of state
The official summary of the August 16, 2022 Republican primary shows Gray with 75,972 votes, Tara Nethercott with 63,069 and Mark Armstrong with 14,304. Wyoming Public Media reported that Donald Trump had endorsed Gray. [9][31]
In the November 8, 2022 general election he received 147,402 votes. The official summary names no other candidate for the office and records 13,573 write-in votes. [10]
From a rejected rule to a registration law
In 2024 Gray proposed rules adding proof of residency to voter registration. Governor Mark Gordon rejected them on April 12, 2024, writing that unless the Legislature granted more explicit authority, “I believe these rules are a breach of the separation of powers.” [33]
The 2025 Legislature passed House Bill 156, Proof of voter residency-registration qualifications. Its listed sponsors are Representative Bear and other legislators; Gray, as secretary of state, was not a sponsor, and in an August 2026 newspaper election edition he wrote that he “worked to pass” the requirement. The House passed it 51–8 and the Senate 26–4, and it became law without the governor’s signature on March 21, 2025. [8][39]
Wyoming Public Media reported that the law “requires proof of U.S. citizenship and state residency to register to vote.” The Equality State Policy Center sued, naming Gray in his official capacity; the U.S. Justice Department filed a statement of interest defending the law on July 1, 2025. Judge Scott Skavdahl dismissed the case in July 2025 for lack of standing and wrote that the court “has not considered nor makes any comment on the merits of Plaintiff's claims.” [11][25][34]
The lone dissent on two wind leases
The secretary of state sits on the State Board of Land Commissioners. The board approved leases for the Pronghorn H2 wind project in Converse County and the Sidewinder project in Niobrara County in April 2025. His office’s releases and WyoFile’s reporting both record that Gray cast the only dissenting vote. [3][13][35]
On December 5, 2025, District Judge F. Scott Peasley reversed the board’s April 3 approval of the Pronghorn H2 lease. In February 2026 Gray’s office reported that the board acted on his motions concerning that lease and voted 3–2 on State Auditor Kristi Racines’ motion to begin cancelling the Sidewinder lease. These are a participant’s accounts of board action; this profile did not retrieve the board’s minutes. [13][14]
The Weston County audit referral
After the 2024 general election Gray’s office investigated the Weston County clerk’s post-election audit. WyoFile reported that the clerk “certified on the initial post-election audit that zero errors existed among 75 sampled ballots,” despite instructions from the Secretary of State’s office on how to conduct it. Gray’s April 21, 2026 statement says his office referred the clerk for removal in March 2025. [16][38]
Release titles from his office record a second removal request in December 2025. WyoFile reported that Governor Gordon directed the attorney general in January 2026 to seek the clerk’s removal after a verified complaint from county voters, and Gray’s office issued a statement on the clerk’s resignation on April 21, 2026. Gray’s statement calls the audit report “false”; that characterization is his, and this profile takes no position on the clerk’s conduct. [16][18][38]
Five election-law proposals for 2026
On January 22, 2026 Gray’s office published five priorities for the legislative session: “pen to paper ballots” as the default voting method; a ban on ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting; removing Medicare, Medicaid and student IDs from the acceptable forms of voter identification; hand-tabulation verification of voting machines in recounts and audits; and a constitutional amendment banning dual citizenship for voting and holding office. [15]
These were proposals, not enactments. A February 10, 2026 release from his office is titled “Secretary Gray Lambasts Killing of Election Integrity Bills.” This profile did not trace the outcome of each bill. [18]
A plurality in a nine-candidate primary
The official summary of the August 18, 2026 primary shows Gray with 31,224 votes, Steve Friess with 25,059, Kevin Christensen with 21,633, Jillian Balow with 12,591, Reid Rasner with 10,808, David Giralt with 10,131, Bo Biteman with 6,257, Keith B. Goodenough with 3,343 and Richard Dodson with 1,777. [2]
In the Democratic primary Lisa Kinney received 9,344 votes and Elena Del Real 2,660. The general-election roster also lists Libertarian Shawn Johnson and Constitution Party candidate Jeffrey Haggit. [1][2]
His office’s notice said the State Canvassing Board, which the secretary of state chairs, would convene on August 26, 2026 to review the primary results. The notice does not address any member’s participation in a particular race. [17]
Family & community
Gray’s official biography describes no spouse, children or religious affiliation, and this profile makes no claim about any of them. [3]
Reporting describes a family tie to Wyoming broadcasting. Wyoming Public Media reported that he grew up in California and spent summers with his father in Casper. Cowboy State Daily reported that a former employee worked for his father, Jan Charles Gray, at Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, and Wyoming Public Media described KVOC, where Gray hosted his show, as his father’s station. [24][30]
Release titles from his office record a series of county town halls in 2025, including Johnson, Sheridan and Goshen counties, and speeches to Turning Point USA chapters at Casper College and Laramie County Community College. [18]
His mission for Wyoming
Fighting for Wyoming values: Energy, Affordability, and Election Integrity.
The following summarizes the themes named on Chuck Gray’s official campaign website and the positions he has published in his own words, in his announcement and in a newspaper election edition. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [24][39][40]
01Energy and core industries
The campaign website names energy first among its themes, and Gray’s announcement said he would “unleash Wyoming's energy.” In his August 2026 article he wrote that he would “work to ensure that west coast states open their ports to our coal” and roll back regulations on the state’s industries. [24][39][40]
02Affordability, debt and housing
He wrote, “Lowering the cost of living is very important,” called for reducing regulations and “stopping the debt and deficit,” and said, “I will be a member of Congress who will stop the out of control spending.” On housing he proposed codifying a Trump executive order “to stop Wall Street housing speculation.” [39]
03Election integrity
The website lists election integrity as a campaign theme. His article cites Wyoming’s voter ID law and its proof-of-citizenship requirement for registration as his record. As secretary of state he has urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, according to his office’s March 2026 releases. [18][39][40]
04Border and Second Amendment
His announcement said he would “secure the border” and “protect the Second Amendment,” and that Wyoming needs a representative who will “advance the Trump agenda.” [24]
05Agriculture
He wrote that he would “work to bring back country of origin labeling, address the screwworm outbreak, and go after the meat packing monopoly.” [39]
06Wind projects and public lands
He wrote, “I'm opposed to woke wind projects and will work to end all federal subsidies for wind,” and cited his State Land Board votes as a record of “protecting public lands” and of keeping them open to recreation and multiple use. [39]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
Claims about the 2020 election
Wyoming Public Media reported that Gray “campaigned heavily on the claim that the 2020 election was 'stolen' from Donald Trump,” and that “multiple investigations and court cases have failed to prove that claim.” WyoFile reported that he sponsored showings of the film 2000 Mules during his 2022 campaign and that when the group behind it acknowledged in 2024 that it lacked supporting evidence, “Gray was silent.” His 2022 primary opponent, Tara Nethercott, said there was no significant fraud in 2020. Wyoming Public Media reported that Gray ran for secretary of state pressing for election reforms “though there's been no evidence of widespread voter fraud or errors in the state.” The sources reviewed here record no retraction by Gray. [24][25][31]
Family money and candidate loans
WyoFile reported on August 2, 2021 that the Protect Wyoming Values PAC backing Gray’s bid against Cheney had received “only one contribution — $100,000 from Jan Charles Gray,” his father, and that nearly $300,000 of the $394,000 his campaign had raised came as loans from the candidate. Pete Quist of the National Institute on Money in Politics told WyoFile it was “a really unusual situation” and added, “But this doesn't pass the smell test”; neither the campaign nor his father immediately responded to WyoFile’s requests for comment. Two weeks before the 2022 primary, former Secretary of State Max Maxfield filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that roughly $300,000 in loans Gray reported making to his committee were funded by a third party. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that the commission voted unanimously on March 28, 2023 to reject the complaint, and that Gray had said at a campaign forum the money was inherited from his late grandfather. Gray called the dismissal “a complete and total victory for truth.” Cowboy State Daily reported in 2022 that his father gave $500,000, which it put at 95% of the funding for the secretary of state campaign. Gray told the outlet, “I'm grateful to my family for stepping up to counter these liberal attacks with funds from family businesses that I helped to build.” In 2026, his committee’s FEC reports show candidate loans of $1,147,000 as of June 30 and $1,377,000 as of July 29, the latter within $1,621,197 in total receipts since December 29, 2025. WyoFile reported that a PAC funded solely by his father had spent some $519,000 on his candidacy. The filings and reports describe disclosed loans and contributions; they do not establish a violation of campaign-finance law. [19][21][22][29][30][32][41]
Clashes with the governor
Governor Mark Gordon rejected Gray’s proposed voter-residency rules on April 12, 2024. The Legislative Service Office had found no provision of the Election Code authorizing such a rule, and the Legislature’s Management Council voted 7–2 in March to recommend that the rules be rescinded or amended. Two months earlier, WyoFile reported, Gordon had line-item vetoed portions of Gray’s proposed rules on environmental, social and governance investing. Gray replied: “I strongly disagree with Governor Gordon's decision to veto our proposed rules, which were a necessary and commonsense measure to ensure that illegal aliens and non-residents would be prevented from registering to vote in Wyoming.” In June 2025 WyoFile reported that the dispute had escalated. Gordon wrote in an email, “The Secretary seems overly eager to manufacture issues to garner attention from the media or get views on Facebook; it reveals his inexperience as a statesman.” Gray wrote that he was “not afraid to stand up to Gordon's false statements and expose them as being false talking points and excuses of the Left.” WyoFile’s primary-night report described him as “frequently butting heads” with the governor. These are political arguments between two statewide officials, not findings of fact. [26][33][35]
Voter data sent to the Justice Department
WyoFile reported that in August 2025 the Secretary of State’s office “gave the Justice Department the driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers of every registered Wyoming voter” after a federal request for the state’s voter registration list. The League of Women Voters said, “Secretary Gray's action undermines public confidence in our election process,” and Wyoming Democrats also objected. Gray said, “I complied with a lawful request from a federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing voting rights.” A private attorney filed an election-code complaint in April 2026 alleging Gray may have broken state law. WyoFile reported on June 23, 2026 that two groups of attorneys who reviewed the complaint declined to bring charges and that the Wyoming Supreme Court denied a petition seeking an independent prosecutor. Gray called the complaint “nothing more than a political witch hunt.” [36][37]
A lawsuit seeking his removal
Tim Newcomb sued to remove Gray from office under the Fourteenth Amendment. Gray’s office reported that the Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the case on February 13, 2026. Gray called the suit an attempt “to remove me from office because of my support for President Trump” and said it showed “how far the radical Left is willing to go.” The only document retrieved here is the office’s release; it does not set out the plaintiff’s allegations in detail or the court’s reasoning. [12]
A narrow plurality, a party endorsement
Gray led the primary with 31,224 votes to 25,059 for Steve Friess in a field of nine; Wyoming Public Media wrote that he “squeaked by,” and WyoFile’s election-night count, with 81% of ballots in, put him at 25%. WyoFile reported that Gray, Friess and Reid Rasner “all consistently tried to position themselves as Trump acolytes, although the president never endorsed any of them.” Before the primary the Wyoming Republican Party made what Wyoming Public Media called its first primary endorsements, including Gray, and the station reported that a super PAC funded by Gray’s father “very quickly jumped on that and started advertising that endorsement to voters with text messages.” After the result Gray said, “Now is the time to come together, because what unites us is far greater than anything that divided us during this campaign.” [2][26][27][28]
Questions & answers
Who is Chuck Gray?
What office is Chuck Gray running for in 2026?
Who is Chuck Gray running against?
When is the election?
The general election is November 3, 2026. Wyoming held its primary on August 18, 2026. [4]
What are Chuck Gray’s main campaign priorities?
What has Chuck Gray done in office?
How is Chuck Gray’s campaign funded?
His committee, Citizens for Chuck Gray, reported $1,621,197 in total receipts from December 29, 2025 through July 29, 2026, of which $1,377,000 were loans from the candidate, according to FEC records. WyoFile reported that a PAC funded by his father spent some $519,000 on his candidacy. [19][20][21][29]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 012026 General Election Candidate RosterWyoming Secretary of State · Updated Sep. 9, 2026
Official roster, time-stamped September 9, 2026, lists Chuck Gray (Republican), Lisa Kinney (Democratic), Shawn Johnson (Libertarian) and Jeffrey Haggit (Constitution) for United States Representative. Rosters can change after this review.Government / regulatory record - 02Statewide Candidates Official Summary: Wyoming Primary Election, August 18, 2026Wyoming Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official vote totals for every candidate in the Republican and Democratic primaries for United States Representative. The summary prints votes, not percentages; this profile computes none.Government / regulatory record - 03Meet the SecretaryWyoming Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official biography: election as 24th secretary of state in 2022, board memberships, three House terms for District 57, committees, degree, and awards as the office describes them. It states nothing about family or religion.Government / regulatory record - 04Elections: 2026 election information and key datesWyoming Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The election authority’s landing page gives the 2026 primary and general election dates and links the rosters and official results used here.Government / regulatory record - 05H.B. No. 0182, Abortion–ultrasound information: bill digestWyoming Legislature, Legislative Service Office · 2017
Official digest: sponsor list with Gray first, roll-call totals in both chambers, House concurrence, governor’s signature and chapter number. It does not evaluate the law’s effects.Government / regulatory record - 06Enrolled Act No. 90, House of Representatives (2017 HB0182)Wyoming Legislature · 2017
Text of the act as passed: what physicians must tell patients before certain nonemergency abortions, the exceptions, and the July 1, 2017 effective date.Government / regulatory record - 07HB0075, Voter identification: bill digestWyoming Legislature, Legislative Service Office · Signed Apr. 6, 2021
Official digest: sponsor list with Gray first, third-reading votes of 51–9 and 28–2, signature on April 6, 2021, Chapter 114. It does not measure the law’s effect on turnout or fraud.Government / regulatory record - 08HB0156, Proof of voter residency-registration qualifications: bill digestWyoming Legislature, Legislative Service Office · Enacted Mar. 21, 2025
Official digest: sponsors (Representative Bear and others; Gray, then secretary of state, is not among them), roll-call totals, and the entry that the bill became law without signature on March 21, 2025.Government / regulatory record - 09Statewide Candidates Official Summary: Wyoming Primary Election, August 16, 2022Wyoming Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official totals for the 2022 Republican primary for secretary of state: Gray, Tara Nethercott and Mark Armstrong, plus votes for a candidate who withdrew after ballots were printed.Government / regulatory record - 10Statewide Candidates Official Summary: Wyoming General Election, November 8, 2022Wyoming Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official totals for secretary of state in 2022: Gray is the only named candidate; the remaining lines are write-ins, overvotes and undervotes.Government / regulatory record - 11Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Wyoming Case to Defend Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter RegistrationU.S. Department of Justice · July 1, 2025
Federal press release identifying the case as Equality State Policy Center v. Chuck Gray and stating the department’s position. Gray appears only as the named defendant.Government / regulatory record - 12Secretary Gray Applauds Wyoming Supreme Court’s Decision Affirming Dismissal of Lawsuit to Remove Secretary Gray from OfficeWyoming Secretary of State · Feb. 13, 2026
The office’s own release on Tim Newcomb v. Chuck Gray. It reports the affirmance and Gray’s statement; it does not reproduce the court’s reasoning.Government / regulatory record - 13Secretary Gray Makes Successful Motion to Cancel Wind Lease ProjectWyoming Secretary of State · Feb. 5, 2026
The office’s account of State Board of Land Commissioners action on the Pronghorn H2 and Sidewinder wind leases. It is a participant’s release, not the board’s minutes.Government / regulatory record - 14Secretary Gray Praises State Court Ruling that Stops Wind Lease in Converse CountyWyoming Secretary of State · Dec. 5, 2025
The office’s release reporting that District Judge F. Scott Peasley reversed the land board’s April 3 approval of the Pronghorn H2 lease, and that Gray had been the only member to oppose it.Government / regulatory record - 15Secretary Gray Announces Top Five Election Integrity Priorities Ahead of 2026 Legislative SessionWyoming Secretary of State · Jan. 22, 2026
Lists the five legislative proposals in the office’s words. Proposals only; the release does not establish that any was enacted.Government / regulatory record - 16Secretary Gray Statement on Resignation of Weston County ClerkWyoming Secretary of State · Apr. 21, 2026
Gray’s statement on the clerk’s resignation, his office’s investigation and its March 2025 referral for removal. The characterizations of the clerk’s conduct are his.Government / regulatory record - 17Wyoming State Canvassing Board to Meet for 2026 Primary ElectionWyoming Secretary of State · Aug. 21, 2026
Notice of the August 26, 2026 canvass; names the board’s chair and members. It says nothing about recusal or participation in any particular race.Government / regulatory record - 18Media ReleasesWyoming Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Index of the office’s releases by date and title. Used only for the titles and dates of releases; titles are the office’s wording.Government / regulatory record - 19Chuck Gray: candidate for House, Wyoming (H6WY00217)Federal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
FEC candidate page: Republican, open seat, principal campaign committee Citizens for Chuck Gray (C00932244), and a financial summary covering December 29, 2025 through July 29, 2026.Government / regulatory record - 20FEC Form 2, Statement of Candidacy (amended): Chuck GrayFederal Election Commission · Filed Sep. 15, 2026
Amended statement of candidacy for the 2026 U.S. House election in Wyoming: candidate ID H6WY00217, principal campaign committee Citizens for Chuck Gray, and a second authorized committee, Team Chuck.Government / regulatory record - 21FEC Form 3, Pre-Primary Report: Citizens for Chuck Gray (July 1–29, 2026)Federal Election Commission · Filed Aug. 6, 2026
Summary page through July 29, 2026: cycle-to-date contributions, candidate loans, total receipts, disbursements, cash on hand and debts. Later activity is not covered.Government / regulatory record - 22FEC Form 3, July Quarterly Report: Citizens for Chuck Gray (April 1–June 30, 2026)Federal Election Commission · Filed July 15, 2026
Summary page through June 30, 2026; shows candidate loans of $1,147,000 cycle-to-date, which reconciles the two loan figures in WyoFile’s July and August reports.Government / regulatory record - 23FEC Form 2, Statement of Candidacy: Charles Gray (2022 election)Federal Election Commission · Filed Mar. 1, 2021
Statement of candidacy for the 2022 U.S. House election in Wyoming under an earlier candidate ID, H2WY01032. It documents the 2021 candidacy, not the 2026 one.Government / regulatory record - 24Gray announces bid for Congress after Hageman says she’ll run in the SenateWyoming Public Media · Dec. 29, 2025
Nicky Ouellet’s report on the announcement: Gray’s stated reasons and priorities, his upbringing, radio work, legislative career, the 2021 campaign against Liz Cheney, and his 2020-election claims.Independent reporting - 25Chuck Gray announces bid for U.S. HouseWyoFile · Dec. 29, 2025
Maggie Mullen’s report on the launch video, the 2022 campaign’s *2000 Mules* showings, the 2021 withdrawal after Trump endorsed Hageman, and Gray’s three terms for Casper’s House District 57.Independent reporting - 26Gray edges out Friess and Christensen in tight, crowded race for US HouseWyoFile · Aug. 18, 2026
Mike Koshmrl’s primary-night report (updated August 19): partial-count percentages, Gray’s statement, the absence of a Trump endorsement, candidate loans, and Lisa Kinney as the Democratic opponent.Independent reporting - 27Freedom Caucus candidates come up short in Wyoming’s primaryWyoming Public Media · Aug. 19, 2026
Jordan Uplinger and Nicky Ouellet report that Gray, a founding Freedom Caucus member, narrowly won the Republican U.S. House nomination. No vote totals are given.Independent reporting - 28What to make of the Wyoming GOP’s first primary endorsementsWyoming Public Media · July 30, 2026
Broadcast conversation reporting the state party’s pre-primary endorsement of Gray and a super PAC, funded by his father, that advertised it. Amounts are not given.Independent reporting - 29GOP candidates in Wyoming’s US House race self-fund campaigns to the tune of nearly $6 millionWyoFile · July 17, 2026
Mike Koshmrl’s analysis of FEC reports through June 30, 2026 (updated July 20): Gray’s loan, spending and cash on hand, and the Protecting Wyoming Values PAC funded by his father. No response from Gray is quoted.Independent reporting - 30Candidate Profile: Chuck Gray For Wyoming Secretary Of StateCowboy State Daily · Aug. 15, 2022
Leo Wolfson’s 2022 profile: upbringing, schooling, degrees, the move to Wyoming and KVOC, the 2014 and 2016 House races, his father’s broadcasting company, and family funding of his campaigns with Gray’s response.Independent reporting - 31In a tight race, Chuck Gray comes out as winner for Secretary of State Republican nominationWyoming Public Media · Aug. 16, 2022
Kamila Kudelska’s primary-night report: Trump’s endorsement, Gray’s drop-box and election-security platform, and Tara Nethercott’s rebuttal that there was no significant fraud in 2020.Independent reporting - 32PAC backing Cheney challenger Gray funded solely by his fatherWyoFile · Aug. 2, 2021
Nick Reynolds reports FEC disclosures: a $100,000 contribution from Jan Charles Gray as the PAC’s only receipt, and candidate loans as most of the campaign’s $394,000. It reports no finding of a violation.Independent reporting - 33Gov. Gordon rejects Secretary of State Gray’s voter residency rulesWyoFile · Apr. 12, 2024
Maggie Mullen reports the governor’s April 12, 2024 rejection, quotes his separation-of-powers reasoning and Gray’s reply, and records the Management Council’s 7–2 recommendation.Independent reporting - 34Judge tosses federal lawsuit against new voter residency requirementWyoming Public Media · July 22, 2025
Chris Clements reports Judge Scott Skavdahl’s dismissal for lack of standing, without comment on the merits, with reactions from Gray and the plaintiff.Independent reporting - 35Gordon, Gray feud escalates as Wyoming’s top officials grapple with mining, wind projectsWyoFile · June 19, 2025
Maggie Mullen reports Gray’s sole dissent on the April 2025 wind leases and quotes the governor’s criticism and Gray’s reply. The statements are political argument, not findings.Independent reporting - 36Gray defends decision to share sensitive Wyoming voter data with feds as voter group, Dems criticize moveWyoFile · Feb. 2, 2026
Maggie Mullen reports what voter data the office gave the Justice Department in August 2025, the criticism from the League of Women Voters and Wyoming Democrats, and Gray’s defense.Independent reporting - 37Wyoming Supreme Court will not intervene in Gray voter data complaintWyoFile · June 23, 2026
Maggie Mullen reports the April 2026 election-code complaint, the decision of two groups of reviewing attorneys not to bring charges, the court’s denial of a petition, and Gray’s response.Independent reporting - 38Weston County Clerk Hadlock charged with falsifying election documentsWyoFile · Apr. 8, 2026
Maggie Mullen’s account of the 2024 post-election audit, the legislative subpoena and the governor’s January 2026 removal directive. The charges in the headline are allegations against a third party and are not described in this profile.Independent reporting - 39Voter’s Guide - US Representative - 2026 Primary ElectionGreen River Star · Aug. 6, 2026
Newspaper election edition printing each candidate’s own submitted article with minimal editing. Gray’s entry is treated here as campaign material: his self-description and positions in his words.Campaign source - 40Chuck Gray for Congress | Conservative Leadership for WyomingChuck Gray campaign · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign home page. Only the page title, description and X handle could be read in this review; the page body did not load. Used for the campaign’s own statement of themes.Campaign source - 41FEC dismisses complaint against now-Secretary of State GrayCasper Star-Tribune via Wyoming Tribune Eagle · 2023
Casper Star-Tribune report, carried by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, on the FEC’s unanimous March 28 rejection of Max Maxfield’s complaint about Gray’s 2021–22 campaign loans, with Gray’s response. The page read did not print a byline or date; the FEC’s own case file was not retrieved.Independent reporting
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Scope & method. Reviewed September 17, 2026. This is a documented overview of publicly available biography, major actions, and stated priorities, not an exhaustive vote-by-vote record. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution. Historical sources do not imply current appointments. Releases from the Secretary of State’s office are the office’s own accounts and are labeled as such. The source list provides direct links so readers can check the underlying material. Election lists, filings, and campaign pages may change after this review.
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