Rep. Adam Gray (D-Merced) was one of seven Democrats to join 27 Republicans and help move the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 out of the House Committee on Agriculture and on to a full vote in the House of Representatives.

Commonly referred to as the Farm Bill, this is the multiyear law governs an array of agricultural and food programs that are essential to Valley growers and producers.  

“Supervisor Wamhoff and I both answer to the same families across the Valley,” Gray said in a statement to The Fresno Bee. “They expect safe communities, economic opportunity, and a better quality of life. We need leaders who will work together to deliver it.”

Valley Congressman Adam Gray is leading a new bipartisan effort to crack down on the fentanyl crisis.

Gray's bill is also supported by Colorado Republican Gabe Evans.

The Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act would help to expand grant funding for fentanyl awareness campaigns aimed at children.

Rep. Adam Gray once again is in the lonely political middle as Congress and President Donald Trump barrel toward a potential government shutdown. It’s a shaky place he can’t escape. The Merced Democrat won his Central Valley congressional seat last year by 187 votes in a district Trump won easily.

In a discussion ranging from water storage to immigration to the existential threat of pests, Rep. Adam Gray brought together 50 of the Valley’s agricultural leaders in Los Banos as part of his Agriculture and Water advisory committee.

“We are the best agricultural Valley in the world, and we ought to be treated that way,” Gray told the assembled growers, producers, processors and water officials.

Jim and Toni Lamb sat in Alison’s Cafe House last week, wondering who was seated at the table next to them.

It was Rep. Adam Gray, who represents the 13th Congressional District (which includes a portion of Turlock) and had agreed to an interview with the Turlock Journal.

“We were listening and liked what we were hearing,” said Toni Lamb, who decided to cross the cafe to throw away some napkins and an empty cup before stopping at Gray’s table to ask bluntly, “Who are you?”

Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) introduced the Valley Water Protection Act, aiming to safeguard water access for Central Valley farmers and producers. The bill seeks to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to prevent enforcement actions that could pose national security threats or cause regional economic harm. Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) co-led the legislation.

Congressman Adam Gray, a proud Merced College alumnus, returned to campus Friday for a warmup session with the Blue Devils baseball team ahead of his appearance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game, set for June 11 in Washington, D.C.

We need to talk about tariffs.

Let’s start with the obvious truth: Whether they are imposed by Democrats or Republicans, tariffs are taxes paid by us — not by foreign countries.

While freshman Rep. Adam Gray, D-Merced, signaled he’s ready to tackle immigration, high housing costs and other issues, two Republican colleagues were still in campaign mode during a Sunday morning appearance on CNN.

Newly sworn-in Members of Congress Republican Brandon Gill of Texas, Democrat Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Republican Riley Moore of West Virginia, and Democrat Adam Gray of California sit down with CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss working across the aisle in the 119th Congress.