Judd Gregg (14 February 1947-) was a member of the US Senate from New Hampshire (R) from 3 January 1993 to 3 January 2011, succeeding Warren Rudman and preceding Kelly Ayotte; he previously served as Governor of New Hampshire from 4 January 1989 to 2 January 1993, succeeding John H. Sununu and preceding Ralph D. Hough.
Biography[]
Judd Gregg was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on 14 February 1947, the son of Governor Hugh Gregg. He graduated from Columbia University in 1969 and from the Boston University School of Law in 1975, and he served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from the 5th district from 1979 to 1981. He was then elected to the US House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district, serving from 3 January 1981 to 3 January 1989 (succeeding James Cleveland and preceding Charles Douglas). In 1988, he was elected Governor of New Hampshire, and he was elected to the US Senate in 1993. Gregg was a moderate on social issues, as he supported stem cell research enhancement, but he was generally pro-life; he later supported a ban on assault weapons in the United States. He left the Senate in 2011, and he was named an international adviser to Goldman Sachs that same year. In 2016, he endorsed Jeb Bush for President, later supporting John Kasich after Bush suspended his campaign.