John R. Gregg

For other people named John Gregg, see John Gregg (disambiguation).
John R. Gregg
President of Vincennes University
Acting
In office
August 2003 – July 2004
Preceded byBryan Blanchard
Succeeded byRichard Helton
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office
November 17, 1996 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byPaul Mannweiler
Succeeded byPatrick Bauer
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 45th district
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byBill Roach
Succeeded byAlan Chowning
Personal details
Born
John Richard Gregg

(1954-09-06) September 6, 1954 (age 70)
Linton, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLisa Kelly
EducationVincennes University (AS)
Indiana University, Bloomington (BA)
Indiana State University (MPA)
Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD)

John Richard Gregg (born September 6, 1954)[1][2] is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003.[3][1][2][4][5][6] He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.

Gregg served as majority leader from 1990 to 1994 and minority leader from 1994 to 1996. He was Indiana House speaker from 1996 to 2003. In 2012, Gregg was the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana. He lost to then-Representative Mike Pence in the closest gubernatorial election in 52 years.[7][8]

Gregg won the Democratic nomination for governor again in 2016. He was critical of Pence's emphasis on social issues, such as his signing of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and his policies on public education and Hoosier workers.[9] Pence withdrew from the election after Donald Trump chose him as his running mate in the 2016 presidential election. The state Republican party then nominated Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb for governor. Holcomb defeated Gregg, 51.4% to 45.4%.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Election 2012: John Gregg always looks for common ground". Indianapolis Star. October 13, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Timeline: Democratic candidate for governor John Gregg". Indianapolis Star. October 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Former Speaker Of The House To Serve As Featured Speaker At Annual Democratic Dinner". spencereveningworld.com. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  4. ^ "John Gregg (D) -- Election 2012". WSJ.com.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference HillaryClinton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Filed House Resolution 0088: A HOUSE RESOLUTION to honor Speaker John R. Gregg for his 16 years of distinguished service to the Indiana General Assembly and to congratulate him on his retirement from the Indiana House of Representatives". In.gov. 2002. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  7. ^ Stidman, Eric (2015-04-20). "John Gregg eyes governor's seat for 2016". WTHITV.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  8. ^ "DOUG ROSS: Gregg gearing up for second gubernatorial run". Nwitimes.com. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  9. ^ "Pence faces bid by Gregg, potential run by Ritz". Indianapolis Star. 30 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Indiana Governor Results Eric Holcomb Wins". New York Times. December 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.