Leela Gray (FL-13)
WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 450 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Leela Gray for Florida’s 13th Congressional District.
Leela Gray is running to represent Florida’s Thirteenth Congressional District after a career spanning senior military leadership, national security, technology, and veterans advocacy. Gray served 30 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, retiring as a Brigadier General after holding senior command positions, including service as a Deputy Commanding General with U.S. Army Central. Her military career included overseas deployments and operational leadership, and she later worked on counter-extremist messaging at the Department of State and served as a strategic advisor to U.S. Army Cyber Command. Gray is also an attorney and has worked in the technology and strategic-communications sectors.
Leela Gray demonstrates a consistent commitment to the rule of law, supports nonpartisan oversight and accountability of the Executive Branch, exhibits a substantive understanding of the national security challenges facing the country, and upholds the democratic norms and ethical standards of public service that the organization's criteria require.
"We're endorsing Leela Gray because our members recognize, from their own careers, what it looks like when someone takes the defense of democratic institutions seriously," said Steven Cash, Executive Director of The Steady State.
About The Steady State
The Steady State is an organization of more than 420 former national security professionals committed to defending American democracy from rising authoritarian threats. Its members include former ambassadors and senior State Department officials, senior CIA, Defense officials, FBI and DHS leaders, USAID and NSC staff, and senior congressional staff from both Republican and Democratic administrations. See our endorsement criteria here.
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