Jeremy Gray (politician)
Jeremy Gray | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 83rd district | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | George Bandy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Opelika, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | North Carolina State University (BS) |
Football career | |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Career information | |
| College: | NC State |
| Career history | |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders (2015) | |
Jeremy Gray is an American politician, fitness instructor, and retired football player serving as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 83rd district. He assumed office on November 7, 2018.
Early life and education[]
Born in Opelika, Alabama, Gray graduated from Opelika High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sports management from North Carolina State University. As an undergraduate, Gray was a defensive tackle for the NC State Wolfpack football team.[1]
Career[]
From 2013 to 2015, Gray worked as a fitness instructor in Opelika. In 2015, he played as a cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[2][3] Gray later returned to Alabama, where he has since worked as a personal trainer and yoga instructor.[4] Gray was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives and assumed office on November 7, 2018.[5]
Gray has worked to lift a ban on yoga in Alabama schools.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Jeremy Gray". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Rojas, Rick (2020-03-09). "In a Plan to Bring Yoga to Alabama Schools, Stretching Is Allowed. 'Namaste' Isn't". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "From handball to yoga, Jeremy Gray has done it all". leaderpost. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Lawmaker who had COVID-19 worried about healthy carriers". al. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ opelikaobserver. "Opelika's Jeremy Gray readies for November midterm elections | Opelika Observer". Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article251486878.html[bare URL]
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- Living people
- People from Opelika, Alabama
- North Carolina State University alumni
- NC State Wolfpack football players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Alabama Democrats
- Members of the Alabama House of Representatives
- African-American state legislators in Alabama
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