Biography
Overview
Adam Gray is a Democrat who has represented California's 13th congressional district since January 2025. The district is located in the San Joaquin Valley and includes all of Merced County and parts of Madera, Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties. Gray previously served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022, representing the 21st district. He grew up in Merced working in his family's dairy supply and feed store and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UC Santa Barbara.
Career
In the California State Assembly, Gray secured $3 billion for water storage in the Central Valley and helped bring funding for a new medical school at UC Merced. He founded the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and advocated for irrigation districts' water interests, though this led to his removal as chairman of the Government Organization Committee. In Congress, Gray co-sponsored bipartisan bills to expand federal support for groundwater storage and recharge in California, introduced the Valley Water Protection Act (which would limit Endangered Species Act implementation in cases of national security risk or regional economic harm), and introduced legislation for a standardized wildfire rapid response system.
Prior political experience
Gray lost his first bid for California's 13th congressional district in 2022 by 564 votes to Republican John Duarte. He ran again in 2024 and won by a narrow margin of 182 votes in what was called the last congressional race to be decided in the 2024 election. In the California State Assembly, Gray was elected in 2012 with 58.2% of the vote, received 95.3% in the 2014 primary, won re-election in 2016 with 66.8%, in 2018 with 71.3%, and in 2020 with 59.6%.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
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| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | U.S. House CA-13 | 2025–present | In progress | — | — |
Committee assignments
- Forestry and HorticultureHouse· 2025–present
- Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryHouse· 2025–present
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural DevelopmentHouse· 2025–present
- Water, Wildlife and FisheriesHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term7
- H.R. 6639
Water Agency and Transparency Enhancement Review (WATER) Act
Dec 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6640
Build Now Act
Dec 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6641
Central Valley Water Solution Act
Dec 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 4849
Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025
Aug 1, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 3845
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expand the exemption process under section 7 of that Act with respect to national security and significant adverse national or regional economic impacts.
Jun 9, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 3812
STRIVE Act of 2025
Jun 6, 2025INTRODUCED - H.R. 2842
Stop Raising Prices on Food Act
Apr 10, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8308
CERTAIN Act
Apr 15, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7973
Momnibus Act
Mar 18, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7487
Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Feb 11, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7469
SNAP Online Access Act of 2026
Feb 10, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7426
USDA Express Loan Act of 2026
Feb 9, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7383
Feed Our Veterans Act
Feb 4, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7361
No Tax on Restored Benefits Act
Feb 4, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7329
FREEDOM Act
Feb 3, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7230
Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
Jan 22, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7206
Farm and Family Relief Act
Jan 22, 2026IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Pending | — | — |