Molly Rose Gray (born March 18, 1984) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023.
Gray subsequently worked on human rights issues for the International Committee of the Red Cross.
In the August primary, she defeated better-known state senators Tim Ashe and Debbie Ingram for the Democratic nomination.
[5] Bob and Kim Gray raised Molly and her two siblings on a 225-acre (91 ha) vegetable and dairy farm in Newbury.
[4][7] Gray earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in area and international studies from UVM in 2006 and a Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School (VLS) in 2014.
[5] She then worked on Peter Welch's 2006 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, and became a member of his Congressional staff after he was elected.
[5][7] She later worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross, where she engaged the U.S. government on humanitarian issues and led field missions to Haiti, Uganda, Georgia, the Western Balkans, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[15] One major campaign issue was whether Gray met the four-year residency requirement the state constitution mandates for the lieutenant governor; most legal and political observers agreed that she did.
[22] Through her "Seat at the Table" meeting series, she met with local leaders to discuss issues facing Vermont, from equity in access to health care and broadband to women's economic well-being and how to tackle climate change.
[24][25] In December 2021, Gray announced her candidacy for Vermont's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 2022.
[30] Gray was both praised and criticized for announcing her run for Congress less than a year after taking her first public office.
[33] In March 2023, Gray joined the board of trustees of the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund.
[35] In this short-term role, Gray expected to be responsible for implementing a budget, fundraising, staffing, and decisions about which programs would be offered.