Greg Wren
Greg Wren (b. January 21, 1955) is a former Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 75 from 2000 to April 1, 2014. He resigned as part of a plea deal over a misdemeanor ethics violation.
Wren was a member of the House Commerce Committee, Alabama Supercomputer Authority, and co-chairman of the Joint Legislative Energy Committee. Wren chaired the State-Federal Affairs Committee of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). He was also the vice-chairman of the Commerce, Financial Services, and Communications Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures and a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force.
Biography
Wren earned his B.A. in Public Administration from the University of Alabama. His professional experience includes owning Wren and Associates, an organization "with areas of expertise including federal governmental affairs with a concentration in advocacy efforts" in areas that include insurance and financial services, health care, tax and fiscal policy and military issues and working as a chartered financial consultant (CHFC), charted life underwriter (CLU) and Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Wren served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Insurance, Vice chair |
| • Local Legislation, Chair |
| • Montgomery County Legislation |
| • Ways and Means General Fund |
Elections
2010
Wren won re-election to the 75th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Glenn L. Allen in the November 2 general election.[1]
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 75 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Greg Wren (R)
|
14,046 | |||
| Glenn L. Allen (D) | 5,551 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Wren was re-elected to the 75th District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[2]
Wren raised $143,056 for his campaign.[3]
Endorsements
2010
Wren was endorsed by:
- The Alabama Tea Party Express[4]
Campaign finance summary
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2014
In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Personal
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Wren and his wife, Susan, have three children.
Noteworthy events
Ethics Violation
On April 1, 2014, Wren pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor ethics violation. As part of the deal, he resigned. The charge stemmed from Wren's ties to a company that employed him as a consultant for $8,000 a month. Wren admitted that he took action in the legislature that could have driven Medicaid business to a pharmacy cooperative with ties to the business he consulted. Wren's attorney said that the lawmaker did not know of the ties between the pharmacy cooperative his consultee, resulting in a misdemeanor charge because it was an unintentional violation.[5]
Recent news
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See also
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama House of Representatives
- Alabama House Committees
- Alabama state legislative districts
External links
- Greg Wren Homepage (Archived)
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative and voting track record
- Alabama House Republican Caucus
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2006 election results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Alabama House spending, 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ The Alabama Tea Party Express, "Endorsements," November 2, 2010
- ↑ sfgate.com, "Ala. GOP legislator resigns, pleads to misdemeanor," April 1, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Alabama House District 75 2000–April 2014 |
Succeeded by Reed Ingram (R) |
