Paul J. Ray

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Paul Ray
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
In office
January 10, 2020 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byNeomi Rao
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
EducationHillsdale College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Paul J. Ray is an American attorney and government official who served as the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs from 2020 to 2021.

Early life and education[]

Ray is a native of Tennessee.[1] Ray earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Hillsdale College and Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Career[]

After graduating from law school, Ray clerked for Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court of the United States. He then worked as an attorney at Sidley Austin in Washington, D.C., specializing in federal agency proceedings.[2][3] After Neomi Rao, the previous administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, was successfully nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Ray was selected to serve as acting administrator in December 2019. Donald Trump later nominated Ray to serve as administrator, and he was confirmed by the United States Senate in January 2020.[4][5]

Before his time at the Office of Management and Budget, Ray was Counselor to the Secretary of Labor, responsible for the supervision of regulatory reform efforts.[6]

Ray left office on January 20, 2021. In February 2021, it was announced that he would join the Texas Public Policy Foundation.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-25 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ "A Law Student's Dream". Hillsdale College. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ "PN1166 - Nomination of Paul J. Ray for Executive Office of the President, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ Shane, Peter M. (2019-12-04). "The Obscure—But Crucial—Rules the Trump Administration Has Sought to Corrupt". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. ^ "Senate Confirms Trump's Pick for Regulations Czar". Government Executive. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. ^ "Young Sidley Vet Confirmed As Trump's 'Regulatory Czar' - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. ^ "Former OIRA Administrator Paul Ray to Partner with TPPF". Texas Public Policy Foundation. Retrieved March 26, 2021.


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