Raph Graybill
Raph Graybill | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raphael Jeffrey Carlisle Graybill February 20, 1989 Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Marisa Franklin (m. 2018) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) University of Oxford (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
Raphael "Ralph" Jeffrey Carlisle Graybill (born February 20, 1989)[1] is an American politician and attorney who has served as Chief Legal Counsel to Montana Governor Steve Bullock since 2017.[2][3] Graybill is a candidate for Attorney General of Montana in the 2020 general election.[4]
Early life and education
Graybill is a fifth-generation native of Montana.[5][6] He was born and raised in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls Public High School.[7][8] In 2010, Graybill earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Columbia University.[9][8] He then studied as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he earned a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in political theory in 2012.[10][11] Graybill received a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2015.[12][13]
Graybill served as an Auxiliary Police Officer with the New York City Police Department for four years while studying at Columbia University.[10]
Career
After graduating from Yale Law School in 2015, Graybill served as the law clerk to Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Billings, Montana.[14] He then worked in private practice for the firm Susman Godfrey LLP, representing small businesses harmed by unfair business practices.[15][5]
Since 2017, Graybill has served as Montana Governor Steve Bullock's Chief Legal Counsel.[2][3] In this role, he has represented the legal interests of the Montana Executive Branch and its constituents and argued cases before the Supreme Court of Montana and United States Supreme Court.[16]
2020 Montana Attorney General campaign
On May 8, 2019, Graybill announced his candidacy for Montana Attorney General.[17] Graybill won the June 2, 2020 Democratic primary, defeating Kimberly Dudik.[18]
Personal life
In 2018, Graybill married Marisa Meredith Franklin, an educator and employee of the Montana Office of Public Instruction.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Marisa Franklin, Raphael Graybill (Published 2017)". The New York Times. 2017-12-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ a b Smith, Griffen. "Attorney General candidates tout different priorities". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ a b "Montana Governors Office".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Graybill brings right approach to Attorney General's Office". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ a b "Meet Raph". Raph Graybill. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ GRAYBILL, RAPH. "Montana needs an independent watchdog who will defend our public lands". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ Cates-Carney, Corin. "2020 Candidate Interview: Raph Graybill For Attorney General". www.mtpr.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ a b "American Rhodes Scholars-Elect for 2010: Raphael Jeffrey Carlisle Graybill, District XIV, Montana" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ editor@sineyherald.com, Eric K. Gill. "AG candidate Raph Graybill courts Sidney". Sidney Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Raphael Graybill '10CC (Political Science)". Columbia College. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Graybill Awarded Rhodes Scholarship".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ board, Chronicle editorial. "In state down-ballot races, Democrats deserve vote". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ News, MTPR. "Raph Graybill 2020 Election Questionnaire". www.mtpr.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Puckett, Karl. "Great Falls native Graybill announces run for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Practice Background: Attorney-Advocate Raph Graybill" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cates-Carney, Corin. "2020 Candidate Interview: Raph Graybill For Attorney General". www.mtpr.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KXLH. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ Drake, Phil. "Graybill, Knudsen win attorney general primaries". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
