Trey Grayson | |
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| Director of the Harvard Institute of Politics | |
| In office January 31, 2011 – June 5, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Culver |
| Succeeded by | Maggie Williams |
| 83rd Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office January 5, 2004 – January 29, 2011 | |
| Governor | Ernie Fletcher Steve Beshear |
| Preceded by | John Brown |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Merwin Grayson III April 18, 1972 Kenton County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nancy Grayson |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Kentucky (MBA, JD) |
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Charles Merwin "Trey" Grayson III (born April 18, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who is a member at Frost Brown Todd and a principal at CivicPoint. A former Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Grayson was a candidate in the 2010 Republican primary to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, losing to Rand Paul, the Tea Party favorite. He later was the director of the Harvard Institute of Politics.[1] Grayson also served as CEO of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.