• In 2010, when Republican Representative
Rick Murphy ran for Arizona Senate and left a District 9 seat open, Gray ran alongside incumbent Republican Representative
Debbie Lesko in the August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing second with 9,055 votes; in the November 2, 2010 general election, Lesko took the first seat, and Gray took the second seat with 28,459 votes against Democratic nominee Shirley McAllister, who had run for the seat in 2002. • In 2012 Gray was redirected to District 21 with fellow incumbent Representative
Debbie Lesko.With incumbent Representatives
Thomas Forese and
J. D. Mesnard redistricted to District 17, Lesko and Gray were unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Lesko placed first, and Gray placed second with 12,515 votes; Gray won the five-way November 6, 2012 general election, with Lesko taking the first seat and Gray taking the second seat with 39,791 votes against Democratic nominees Carol Lokare, Sheri Van Horsen (who had run for Legislature seats in 2006, 2008, and 2010) and a
Libertarian write-in candidate. • In 2014 Gray and
Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gray and Rivero defeated Esther Duran Lumm in the general election. Republican Bryan Hackbarth was removed from the ballot before the primary, while Helmuth Hack (L) withdrew from the race. Gray received 29,589 votes.(PDF) • In 2016, Gray ran for a seat on the
Arizona Corporation Commission, alongside
Andy Tobin and
Al Melvin, but placed fourth in the Republican primary election. • In 2018 Gray was appointed by the republican state senate to Debbie Lesko's seat when she resigned to run for Congress. • In 2020 Gray ran unopposed for reelection to his District 21 seat and won Majority Leader of the
Arizona Senate. ==Personal life==