Judd Gregg

Judd Gregg
United States Senator
from New Hampshire
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byWarren Rudman
Succeeded byKelly Ayotte
Chair of the Senate Budget Committee
In office
January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byDon Nickles
Succeeded byKent Conrad
Chair of the Senate Health Committee
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byTed Kennedy
Succeeded byMike Enzi
76th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 4, 1989 – January 2, 1993
Preceded byJohn H. Sununu
Succeeded byRalph D. Hough (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byJames Colgate Cleveland
Succeeded byChuck Douglas
Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council
from the 5th district
In office
1979–1981
Preceded byBernard Streeter
Succeeded byBernard Streeter
Personal details
Born
Judd Alan Gregg

(1947-02-14) February 14, 1947 (age 77)
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Kathleen MacLellan
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(m. 1973)​
Children3
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Boston University (JD, LLM)
Judd Gregg's voice
Judd Gregg on border security
Recorded September 19, 2006

Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011 where he was Chairman of the Health Committee and the Budget Committee. A member of the Republican Party, he was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. Gregg currently serves as the Chair of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.[1]

Gregg was nominated for Secretary of Commerce in the Cabinet by President Barack Obama,[2] but withdrew his name on February 12, 2009.[3][4][5] He chose not to run for reelection to the Senate in 2010;[6] former State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, also a Republican, was elected to succeed him.[7]

On May 27, 2011, Goldman Sachs announced that Gregg had been named an international advisor to the firm.[8] In May 2013, Gregg was named the CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, a Wall Street lobbying group.[9] He later stepped down as CEO in December 2013 and became a senior adviser.

For the 2016 presidential election Gregg endorsed former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and upon Bush's suspension of his campaign Gregg endorsed Ohio Governor John Kasich.[10] In the 2024 Republican Party presidential primary, he endorsed Nikki Haley.[11]

  1. ^ "New Hampshire Institute of Politics : Saint Anselm College". Anselm.edu. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Sidoti, Liz (February 3, 2009). "Obama names Gregg Commerce secretary". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "BREAKING: Gregg withdraws". CNN. February 12, 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary nominee". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009.
  5. ^ "Republican Gregg withdraws from commerce post consideration - CNN.com". www.cnn.com.
  6. ^ J. Taylor Rushing (April 1, 2009). "Gregg says he definitely won't run again". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.
  7. ^ "Ayotte Defeats Hodes in Senate Race". WMUR-TV. Associated Press. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012.
  8. ^ http://www.sunherald.com/2011/05/27/3149070/judd-gregg-to-serve-as-international.html#ixzz1NbhNeVuc[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Ex-N.H. Senator Judd Gregg takes new job as CEO of powerful Wall Street lobbying firm | Concord Monitor". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  10. ^ "Governor Judd Gregg Endorses John Kasich for President". blog4President.
  11. ^ "Former NH Sen. Judd Gregg endorses Haley presidential bid". October 25, 2023.