[9] On August 18, 2003, Bray was appointed city attorney of Martinsville by Mayor Shannon Buskirk, after the death of incumbent Robert St.

[14] Bray faced insurance agent and Morgan County Councilman Ryan Goodwin in the Republican primary.

[16] Bray went on to face Democratic nominee Jim Cahill, a cement truck driver and Teamsters local president, in the general election.

[16] Bray was sworn into office on November 20, 2012, by Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Brent Dickson.

[18] Bray is a member of the Senate committees on Corrections and Criminal Law, Health and Provider Services, Local Government, and Utilities.

[27] In 2019, Bray supported a hate crimes bill that provided that judges could considered "bias" in sentencing; with Bray's support, a majority of Senate Republicans had amended the proposal to strip a list of protected victim traits from the original bill, including race, sexual orientation, and gender identity, from the bill, drawing criticism from Democrats, some Republican legislators, Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, and civil rights advocates.

[31] Bray attends the First Global Methodist Church of Martinsville, where he serves as a member of the Pastor Parish Committee and is a Sunday school teacher.