Judd Gregg
United States Senator for New Hampshire

A leading voice for fiscal discipline, U.S. Senator Judd Gregg is currently serving his third term in the Senate and is the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee.  When reelected in 2004, Senator Gregg received the highest number of votes in New Hampshire history.  He also served the Granite State as Governor (1989-1993) and U.S. Representative (1981-1989).  

Senator Gregg is a national leader on fiscal policy, a well known budget expert, and a respected voice on health care, economic, and financial regulatory issues.  His common sense, New Hampshire values have shaped some of the most significant legislation that Congress has passed in recent decades.  Senator Gregg played a major role in rescuing our country from the brink of economic collapse as a chief negotiator of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.  He also was the lead sponsor of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and, along with the late Senator Ted Kennedy,co-authored the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Working across the aisle, Senator Gregg remains a key decision maker on several important issues.  He is championing bipartisan efforts to address our looming entitlement crisis, improve our health care system, and revamp our complex and inequitable tax system.  In March 2010, Senator Gregg also was appointed to President Obama’s national commission on fiscal responsibility.  This bipartisan commission, which is modeled after legislation first introduced by Senator Gregg and Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), is responsible for developing recommendations this year that will help balance the budget and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term.

As a member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Gregg served as one of the principal negotiators working to modernize our nation’s financial regulatory system.  His expertise on banking issues and derivatives reform positioned him as a pivotal voice in the debate on regulatory reform.  Senator Gregg remains focused on maintaining our nation’s position as the best destination for capital and investment, as well as helping job creators and families obtain affordable credit during these challenging economic times.

In New Hampshire, Senator Gregg is known as one of the state’s greatest champions of land conservation, as he continues to build on a 30-year commitment to protect the state’s environment.  To date, his efforts have helped preserve more than 337,000 acres of sensitive land.  As the former Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, he has also been a major force for promoting excellence in the higher education community in New Hampshire especially at the University of New Hampshire.

A New Hampshire native, Senator Gregg attended Columbia University (A.B. 1969), received his J.D. in 1972 from Boston University Law School and his L.L.M. in tax law in 1975.  He is married to Kathleen MacLellan Gregg.  They have two daughters, one son and one granddaughter. Senator and Mrs. Gregg are residents of Rye Beach, New Hampshire.