Adam Gray
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-13| Age | 48 (b. 1977-09-23) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Education | Attended Merced College; B.A. in Political Science from University of California, Santa Barbara (2000) |
| Prior occupation | Legislative staffer (California State Assembly 2000-2006 and State Senate 2007-2011), business owner, and lecturer/faculty member at University of California, Merced |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Merced, California |
| Marital status | Divorced — Cadee Condit (former wife) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Merced, California |
| Notable relatives | Former father-in-law Gary Condit, former U.S. Representative from California (Gray was married to Condit's daughter Cadee Condit) |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · religion · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Member, California State Assembly, 21st District (December 3, 2012 – December 5, 2022) |
| Committees | Committee on Agriculture (Subcommittees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development; Forestry and Horticulture; Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Vice Ranking Member) · Committee on Natural Resources (Subcommittees: Oversight and Investigations; Water, Wildlife and Fisheries) |
| Caucuses | Blue Dog Coalition · New Democrat Coalition · Future Forum |
| Leadership | Whip, Blue Dog Coalition |
| Ideology | Centrist/moderate Democrat; whip of the Blue Dog Coalition and member of the New Democrat Coalition; broke with party on water and immigration policy (e.g., voted for the Laken Riley Act in 2025) |
| Signature legislation | Valley Water Protection Act (introduced in U.S. House) · Secured approximately $3 billion for Central Valley water storage as a state assemblymember · Advocacy for UC Merced medical school funding |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| AMG LLC / Gemini LLC (residential real estate) | real_estate · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| Residential real estate, Hood River, OR | real_estate · –$250,000 · 2025 |
| Merced School Employees Federal Credit Union (savings account) | other · –$50,000 · 2025 |
| Wells Fargo (financial account) | other · –$15,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: Robert Cervantes Law Office ($13,300)
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — FPPC Fine: Adam Gray and Adam Gray for Assembly 2012 — Failure to Disclose Non-Monetary Contribution
The FPPC found that Adam Gray and his candidate-controlled committee 'Adam Gray for Assembly 2012' failed to disclose a non-monetary contribution of $1,900 from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation on a semi-annual campaign statement. The commission approved a stipulated agreement imposing a $2,000 fine at its regular monthly meeting on August 21, 2014.
resolved — FPPC Fine: Gray for Assembly 2014, Adam Gray, and Douglas L. White — Multiple Campaign Finance Violations (FPPC No. 16/455)
The FPPC (Case No. 16/455) found that Gray's candidate-controlled committee for the November 2014 General Election, its treasurer Douglas L. White, and Gray personally committed multiple violations: failing to timely file a 24-Hour Report for two late independent expenditures, failing to timely file 24-Hour Reports for four late contributions, failing to timely file one $5,000 contribution report, and accepting campaign contributions exceeding statutory limits. The matter arose from a Franchise Tax Board Political Reform Audit Program audit. The commission approved a stipulated $8,500 fine.