Molly Gray | |
|---|---|
 Gray in 2020 | |
| 83rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 7, 2021 – January 5, 2023 | |
| Governor | Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | David Zuckerman |
| Succeeded by | David Zuckerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Molly Rose Gray March 18, 1984 Newbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Michael Palm (m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | William B. Gray (uncle) |
| Education | University of Vermont (BA) Vermont Law School (JD) Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (LLM) |
Molly Rose Gray (born March 18, 1984) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an assistant attorney general for Vermont from 2018 to 2021.
A native of Newbury, Vermont, Gray graduated from the University of Vermont (BA, 2006), Vermont Law School (JD, 2014), and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (LLM, 2016). While in college, she interned in U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy's Burlington office. She was active in Peter Welch's successful 2006 U.S. House campaign, then joined his staff after he took office in 2007. Gray subsequently worked on human rights issues for the International Committee of the Red Cross. After law school, she worked for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers, an organization created to monitor the human rights compliance of private security contractors.
In August 2018, Gray was appointed an assistant attorney general in the Vermont Attorney General's Criminal Division. She also taught at Vermont Law School, where her courses centered primarily on international human rights law. In early 2020, Gray announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor. In the August primary, she defeated better-known state senators Tim Ashe and Debbie Ingram for the Democratic nomination. In the November general election, she defeated Republican nominee Scott Milne 51.3% to 44.2%, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office since Doug Racine left office in 2003.
In 2022, Gray ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, seeking to represent Vermont's at-large congressional district. She lost the Democratic primary election to Becca Balint.