Grey Mills

Grey Mills
Grey Mills
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 95th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2021
Preceded by	John Fraley
	In office; January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2013
Preceded by	Karen Ray
Succeeded by	Robert Brawley
Personal details
Born	Paul Grey Mills Jr.; Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jennifer
Children	3
Education	Appalachian State University (BS); Regent University (JD)
Website	State House website

Paul Grey Mills Jr.^[2] is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 95th district from 2009 to 2013 and again since 2021. Mills defeated incumbent Karen Ray in the 2008 primary, and served for 2 terms in the NC House from 2009 until 2013. In 2012, Mills sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, but he lost to eventual winner Dan Forest.^[3] Following then incumbent Republican John Fraley's decision not to seek re-election to the state house in 2020, Mills sought election to his old seat and won.^[4]

Political positions

In May 2021, Mills voted for North Carolina House bill 453 which prohibited abortion based on race, sex, or suspected disability.^[5] In March 2021, he voted for House bill 134 which authorized possession of firearms on school grounds.^[6]

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2020^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grey Mills	36,557	65.69%
	Democratic	Amanda Brown Kotis	19,098	34.31%
Total votes			55,655	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary election, 2012^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Forest	251,885	32.9
	Republican	Tony Gurley	189,954	24.9
	Republican	Dale Folwell	185,535	24.3
	Republican	Grey Mills	112,063	14.7
	Republican	Arthur Jason Rich	25,015	3.3
Total votes			764,452	100.00

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grey Mills (incumbent)	18,675	100%
Total votes			18,675	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district Republican primary election, 2008^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grey Mills	3,626	50.83%
	Republican	Karen Ray (incumbent)	3,507	49.17%
Total votes			7,133	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Grey Mills	27,895	82.43%
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Ober	5,304	15.67%
	Write-in		643	1.90%
Total votes			33,842	100%
	Republican hold

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Appropriations
Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Education - Universities
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform - Chairman
Judiciary 1 - Vice Chairman
Redistricting
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Legislative Ethics Committee - Co-Chair
Legislative Research Commission

2011-2012

Appropriations - Central Government
Elections
Government
Insurance
Judiciary
Transportation - Chair

2009-2010

Aging
Appropriations - Central Government
Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship
Education - Universities
Judiciary 3
Water Resources and Infrastructure

References

^ "North Carolina State Rep. Grey Mills - Biography | LegiStorm".
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ "Our Campaigns - NC Lt. Governor- R Primary Race - May 08, 2012".
^ "Grey Mills". Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2]North Carolina State Board of Elections
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[1] "North Carolina State Rep. Grey Mills - Biography | LegiStorm".

[2] "The Voter's Self Defense System".

[3] "Our Campaigns - NC Lt. Governor- R Primary Race - May 08, 2012".

[4] "Grey Mills". Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[5] "The Voter's Self Defense System".

[6] "The Voter's Self Defense System".

[7] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [2]North Carolina State Board of Elections

[9] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[11] [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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