A former Gaston town commissioner, Wray was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2004. He has been re-elected a total of 8 times defeating both primary and general election challengers, most recently in 2020.
Wray was a founding member of the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus in 2011 and serves as the group's Democratic Co-Chair in the House.[4] In 2015, Wray became a charter member of the Main Street Democrats Caucus in the North Carolina General Assembly. The Main Street Democrats describe themselves as pro-business, moderate Democrats.[5]
During the 2016 legislative session, Wray was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of House Bill 2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill."[6]
Electoral historyedit
2022edit
North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2022[7]
Wray was challenged in the May 8, 2012 Democratic primary by James Mills.[17] Wray won the primary and defeated Libertarian candidate Jesse Shearin in the general election.[17][18]
North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2012[19]
Wray was one of five candidates to seek the Democratic nomination to fill the vacant District 27 seat in 2004. Other Democratic primary candidates were Richard M. Henderson, Grace M. Edwards, John Soles, and Julius O. Webb. Wray finished second behind Henderson but finished ahead of Henderson in the subsequent runoff election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district Democratic primary election, 2004[25]
^http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article141701219.html – 'Here’s how every NC legislator voted on the HB2 repeal bill(MARCH 30, 2017)