John Wray (politician)

John Christian Wray (born November 20, 1970) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th District from 2015 to 2021. Wray is a member of Republican Party.

Wray won a runoff election on May 27, 2014, against T. J. Fabby with 6,031 votes (52.9 percent) to 5,363 (47.1 percent),[1] for the right to succeed the retiring Republican Representative Jim Pitts, who had held the seat since 1993.

Wray graduated in 1989 from Waxahachie High School, in 1993 from Texas A&M University in College Station with a Bachelor of Science in political science, and in 1996 from the University of Texas School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He is a former mayor of Waxahachie and past member of the Waxahachie City Council. He practiced law for six years in Houston, Texas, prior to returning to Waxahachie. He is the co-owner of Town Square Title, a title company.[2]

He is affiliated with Rotary International, the United Methodist Church, the Waxahachie Foundation, and the Waxahachie Senior Citizens Center. He and his wife, Michele, have two children.[2]

In the general election held on November 6, 2018, Wray retained his House seat for a third term. With 44,601 votes (70.3 percent), he defeated Democrat Kimberly Emery, who polled 17,405 votes (27.4 percent). A Libertarian, Matt Savino, polled another 1,453 ballots (2.3 percent).[3]