Meet Ken Gray
Proven Leadership. Nevada Strong.
In 2022, the voters of Assembly District 39 elected Ken Gray to represent them in the Nevada Legislature. He earned more votes than any Republican Assembly candidate in the state, including those who ran unopposed. In 2024, voters overwhelmingly sent him back, a clear sign of trust in his leadership and results.
Ken Gray is a lifelong conservative whose life has been defined by service to his country, his community, and the values that make Northern Nevada strong. His record reflects more than standing firm on principle. It reflects a leader who knows how to build relationships, solve problems, and deliver real results for the people he serves.
For Ken, leadership has never been about titles. It has always been about responsibility.
Ken began his career in the United States Air Force, serving for 26 years and rising to the highest enlisted rank attainable, Chief Master Sergeant. With multiple deployments to the Middle East and other hostile regions, he understands leadership when it matters most: under pressure, with real consequences. That experience shaped how he leads today, focused, accountable, and mission-driven.
He also understands the sacrifices made by those who serve. Ken remains committed to ensuring Nevada’s veterans receive the care, respect, and support they have earned.
After retiring from the Air Force, Ken continued his service as a Senior Field Representative for Congressman Mark Amodei, where he worked on veterans, defense, and public lands issues while serving communities throughout the district.
He later brought that experience home to Lyon County, where voters elected him to the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners. As a County Commissioner, Ken put conservative principles into action. He fought to keep taxes low, defend constitutional rights, including the Second Amendment, and stand strong in support of law enforcement. He is a proud member of the National Rifle Association and the Nevada Firearms Coalition.
Ken knows District 39 because he has lived it and served it. His leadership has extended across key regional and state organizations, including the Carson Water Sub Conservancy District, Comstock Historic District Commission, Dayton Valley Conservation District, Intergovernmental Executive Committee, Nevada Local Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, and the Nevada Association of Counties’ Public Lands, Natural Resources, and Legislative Committees.
Service has always remained at the center of Ken’s life. Beyond elected office, he has supported numerous local and nonprofit efforts, including the Lyon County and Nevada Republican Central Committees, Lyon County Library Foundation, Nevada Judicial Ethics and Elections Practices Committee, Project Walkabout, Project Compassion, and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States.
Ken and his family also support the Northern Nevada Humane Society, the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, and Relay for Life.
Ken and his wife Kati, married for 31 years, call Dayton home. Their daughters continue the family tradition of service, one as a United States Navy veteran and the other serving as a Deputy Sheriff and officer in the Nevada Army National Guard.
For Ken Gray, Nevada is more than home, it is what he has spent his life defending. He is running to continue the mission, protect our values, and ensure Northern Nevada has the strong voice it deserves. Because the fight for our future doesn’t happen somewhere else, it happens here.