Republican · Wyoming at large · 2026
Chuck Gray
Gray spent summers in Wyoming with his father, who owned radio stations.
Biography
Chuck Gray was a college political columnist and Casper talk radio host before he began running Wyoming's elections.1 One of his student columns used Ronald Reagan's love letter to Nancy as its Valentine's Day theme.1 Gray spent childhood summers in Wyoming with his father, who owned radio stations, before moving there full time in 2013.1
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 with two bachelor's degrees, one from Wharton and another from the School of Arts and Sciences.1 He later served in the Wyoming House before becoming secretary of state.12 As a legislator, Gray was the prime sponsor of Wyoming's 2021 law requiring acceptable identification before voting in person.3
In his congressional campaign, Gray emphasizes protecting Wyoming's coal, oil, gas and soda ash industries and reducing regulations affecting resource development.2 He says public lands should remain public while supporting recreation, agriculture and resource extraction, and argues for more logging to address forest conditions.2
Gray faces Democrat Lisa Kinney, Libertarian Shawn Johnson and Constitution Party candidate Jeffrey Haggit for Wyoming's single House seat.4 He advocates greater price transparency in medical care and more competition among health insurers, including sales across state lines.2 He also backs President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies and completing the border wall.2
Record and controversies
Voter data release complaint
An April 2026 complaint alleged that Gray violated state law by giving the Justice Department voter data, including driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers, in 2025.5 Gray defended the transfer as lawful election work undertaken with advice from the attorney general.5 In June, the attorney general said two groups of lawyers had reviewed the complaint and declined criminal charges.6 On June 23, the state Supreme Court denied a request to make the attorney general step aside and appoint an independent prosecutor, finding no clear law requiring those actions.5 That ruling addressed the requested court intervention, rather than deciding whether the data transfer was lawful.5