Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byGus Bilirakis
Succeeded byDarren Soto
Constituency9th district
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byRic Keller
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
Constituency8th district
Personal details
Born
Alan Mark Grayson

(1958-03-13) March 13, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Lolita Grayson
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(m. 1990; div. 2015)​
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(m. 2016)​
Children5
EducationHarvard University (BA, MPP, JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district from 2009 to 2011 and Florida's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel Webster;[1] he was then reelected in 2012 for a second, non-consecutive term in the U.S. House of Representatives in another district, defeating Republican Todd Long.[2]

In 2016, Grayson decided not to run for reelection to his House seat in order to run for the U.S. Senate. He was defeated 59–18% in the Democratic primary by fellow Representative Patrick Murphy,[3] who went on to lose the general election to incumbent Republican Marco Rubio. In 2018, Grayson entered the race for the 9th congressional district.[4] He was defeated in the Democratic primary by his successor Darren Soto, 66–34%. On March 27, 2021, Grayson announced his candidacy for the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Florida to challenge Rubio.[5] On June 14, 2022, Grayson announced that he would drop his bid for Senate and instead run in the open race for Florida's 10th congressional district, in which he lost the Democratic primary.[6] In 2024 he unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Senate, finishing third in the primary.[7]

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  3. ^ "Patrick Murphy Wins Senate Democratic Primary in Florida, According to A.P." The New York Times. September 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alan Grayson Is Back". WON. May 6, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1506469". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Powers, Scott (June 14, 2022). "Alan Grayson pushing pocketbook economics in CD 10 run". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "FL State Senate 25 - D Primary".