AKA Clayland Boyden Gray

Born: 6-Feb-1943
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, NC

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Conservative activist, lobbyist

Military service: USMC

Spearheaded the public relations campaign for President George W. Bush's judicial nominees which had been blocked by Democrats in the Senate, until lawmakers reached a compromise in mid-2005.

Father: Gordon Gray
Brother: Burton C. Gray (d.)
Wife: Carol Elizabeth Taylor
Daughter: Eliza

    High School: St. Mark's School, Southboro, MA
    University: BA History, Harvard University (1964)
    Law School: JD, University of North Carolina (1968)
    Administrator: Trustee, St. Mark's School, Southboro, MA

    US Ambassador to the European Union (2006-07)
    White House Counsel (1989-93)
    Law Clerk for Earl Warren (1968-69)
    George Bush Presidential Library Trustee
    Texas Review of Law & Politics Board of Advisors
    Alfalfa Club 2001
    Alibi Club
    American Bar Association
    American Council of Trustees and Alumni Donors Working Group
    American Council on Renewable Energy Advisory Board
    American Enterprise Institute
    Americans for a Republican Majority
    Atlantic Council
    Bretton Woods Committee
    Brookings Institution
    Center for Strategic & International Studies
    Center for the Study of the Presidency Board of Trustees
    Citizens for a Sound Economy Chairman
    Committee for Justice
    Committee for the Republic
    Elizabeth Dole Committee
    Energy Future Coalition Past Member, Steering Committee
    Federalist Society Business Advisory Council chairman
    FreedomWorks Co-Chair
    Friends of Choice in Urban Schools Board of Trustees
    Friends of Dick Lugar
    Friends of George Allen
    Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee
    Friends of Phil Gramm PAC
    Fund for a Responsible Future
    George C. Marshall Foundation Board of Trustees
    George W. Bush for President
    Good Government for America Committee
    JD Hayworth for Congress
    John McCain 2008
    Kay Bailey Hutchison for Senate
    Keep Our Mission PAC
    Lindsey Graham for Senate
    McConnell Senate Committee '14
    National Coalition to End Judicial Filibusters
    National Legal Center for the Public Interest Legal Advisory Council
    National Republican Senatorial Committee
    New Republican Majority Fund
    New Uses Council Advisory Committee
    Progress for America Voter Fund
    Progress and Freedom Foundation Advisory Committee, Digital Age Communications Act Project
    Reason Foundation Board of Trustees
    Spirit of America
    US-India Institute Advisory Board
    Porcellian Club
    Restore Our Future
    Santorum 2006
    Steele for Maryland
    Volunteer PAC
    Microsoft Legal Consultant during Washington antitrust trial
    The Harvard Crimson
    Wedding: Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton (2017)
    Scottish Ancestry
    Jewish Ancestry

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