31 Facts About Judd Gregg

Judd Alan Gregg was born on February 14,1947 and is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and was a United States senator from New Hampshire; in the Senate, Gregg served as chairman of the Senate Health Committee and the Senate Budget Committee.

Judd Gregg is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics.

Judd Gregg currently serves as the Chair of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.

Judd Gregg chose not to run for reelection to the Senate in 2010, and former State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, was elected to succeed him.

On May 27,2011, Goldman Sachs announced that Judd Gregg had been named an international advisor to the firm.

In May 2013, Judd Gregg was named the CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, a Wall Street lobbying group.

Judd Gregg later stepped down as CEO in December 2013 and became a senior adviser.

Judd Gregg received his baccalaureate from Columbia University in 1969 and, from Boston University School of Law, a Juris Doctor in 1972 and a Master of Laws in 1975.

The first elective office held by Judd Gregg was a seat on the Executive Council of New Hampshire, a post which he held from 1979 to 1981.

Judd Gregg was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, and was reelected in 1982,1984 and 1986.

Judd Gregg declined to run for re-election in 1988, and ran for Governor of New Hampshire instead.

Judd Gregg won that election and was re-elected in 1990, New Hampshire being one of two states that continues to elect its governors to two-year, rather than four-year, terms.

In 1992, Judd Gregg decided to run for the US Senate seat being vacated by two-term Republican Warren Rudman.

Judd Gregg defeated Democrat John Rauh, and took his seat as a United States Senator in 1993.

Judd Gregg was re-elected to a second term in 1998 after defeating George Condodemetraky.

In January 2005, Judd Gregg was elected to chair the US Senate Committee on Budget by the Senate Republican Conference, and steadfastly supported lower spending.

On November 14,2008 Judd Gregg was appointed by United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on the five-member Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.

Judd Gregg has voted for some gun control measures and against others.

Judd Gregg voted against the Brady Bill, but in recent years has voted for trigger control locks on firearms and in favor of the ban on assault weapons.

On December 17,2009, Judd Gregg voted to extend Chairman Ben Bernanke's term.

On October 29,2007, Judd Gregg endorsed Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, to be the Republican nominee for President of the United States.

Judd Gregg has not foreclosed the possibility of running for President himself after he leaves the Senate but he has said it's "not likely":.

Judd Gregg has denied any wrongdoing in the matter and claimed that his withdrawal from consideration for the Commerce Secretary was unrelated to the White House's discovery during the vetting process of his involvement in his family's real estate investments in Pease.

On February 2,2009, Politico and CNN reported that Judd Gregg accepted President Obama's offer to be the next United States Secretary of Commerce.

In February 2009, many news outlets noted that Judd Gregg had in 1995 voted to abolish the United States Department of Commerce.

On February 12,2009, Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for the position of United States Commerce Secretary, citing disagreements with issues surrounding the census and the stimulus bill.

Senator Judd Gregg reached out to the President and offered his name for Secretary of Commerce.

Judd Gregg was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past disagreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the President's agenda.

Once it became clear after his nomination that Senator Judd Gregg was not going to be supporting some of President Obama's key economic priorities, it became necessary for Senator Judd Gregg and the Obama administration to part ways.

Judd Gregg claimed that his withdrawal from consideration for the Commerce Secretary was unrelated to the White House's discovery during the vetting process of his involvement in his family's real estate investments in Pease.

Judd Gregg won more than $850,000 in 2005 from the DC Lottery after buying $20 worth of Powerball tickets at a Washington, DC convenience store.