Gary Howard Gray
MN · Sherburne County Commissioner, District 4
Gary Gray is Sherburne County's District 4 commissioner and a former Clear Lake Township Board chair. He is a fourth-generation potato farmer who has served on several local public boards.
Where Gary Howard Gray stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted yes to adopt the 2024 county budget, which passed 3-2. He also made the motion to certify the 2024 property tax levy and voted yes; it passed 3-2.
December 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sherburnecomn.api.civicclerk.com
Made the motion and voted yes to set the county's preliminary 2024 property tax levy at $60,355,133. It passed 3-2.
September 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sherburnecomn.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded and voted yes to accept $200,000 in grants for a consulting project by CultureBrokers in the county health and human services department. The money was $50,000 from UCare and $150,000 from the state health department. It passed 3-2.
September 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sherburnecomn.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded and voted yes on a resolution backing a state grant request to extend the Great Northern Trail, a walking and biking trail. It passed 3-2.
December 19, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sherburnecomn.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Signed a county letter to a Minnesota House committee supporting House File 4703, a first step to study nuclear power. The letter backed repealing the state's ban on new nuclear power.
March 26, 2026
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted no on ending county programs meant to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and suspending 'Green New Deal' goals. The board passed it 3-2.
February 4, 2025
Source: hometownsource.com
Was elected chair of the Sherburne County Board for 2025 by his fellow commissioners.
January 7, 2025
Source: hometownsource.com
Seconded and voted yes to set county commissioner pay for 2024 at $57,670 a year. It passed 3-2.
December 19, 2023
Source: sherburnecomn.api.civicclerk.com
Seconded the motion to adopt a new county long-range land use plan (Comprehensive Land Use Plan), replacing the 2010-2030 plan. It passed 4-1.
November 7, 2023
Source: sherburnecomn.api.civicclerk.com
Won election to the Sherburne County Board for District 4 on 2022-11-08. He got 3,590 votes (52.42%) to 3,245 for Jerome (Lefty) Kleis.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov
Was reappointed by the U.S. Agriculture Secretary to a three-year term on the National Potato Promotion Board, starting March 1, 2018.
February 26, 2018
Source: usda.gov
Past race Gary Howard Gray ran in:
- Sherburne County Commissioner District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Sherburne County, Minnesota · incumbent