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{{Short description|American politician (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Judd Gregg
|image        = Greggofficial2009.jpg
|office       = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Senate Budget Committee]] 
|term_start   = January 3, 2005
|term_end     = January 3, 2007
|predecessor  = [[Don Nickles]]
|successor    = [[Kent Conrad]]
|office1      = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Senate Health Committee]]
|term_start1  = January 3, 2003
|term_end1    = January 3, 2005
|predecessor1 = [[Ted Kennedy]]
|successor1   = [[Mike Enzi]]
|jr/sr2       = United States Senator
|state2       = [[New Hampshire]]
|term_start2  = January 3, 1993
|term_end2    = January 3, 2011
|predecessor2 = [[Warren Rudman]]
|successor2   = [[Kelly Ayotte]]
|office3      = 76th [[Governor of New Hampshire]]
|term_start3  = January 4, 1989
|term_end3    = January 2, 1993
|predecessor3 = [[John H. Sununu]]
|successor3   = [[Ralph D. Hough]] (acting)
|state4       = [[New Hampshire]]
|district4    = {{ushr|NH|2|2nd}}
|term_start4  = January 3, 1981
|term_end4    = January 3, 1989
|predecessor4 = [[James Colgate Cleveland]]
|successor4   = [[Chuck Douglas]]
|office5      = Member of the [[Executive Council of New Hampshire|New Hampshire Executive Council]]<br>from the 5th district
|term_start5  = 1979
|term_end5    = 1981
|predecessor5 = Bernard Streeter
|successor5   = Bernard Streeter
|birth_name   = Judd Alan Gregg
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1947|2|14}}
|birth_place  = [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]], [[New Hampshire]], U.S.
|death_date   = 
|death_place  = 
|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse       = {{marriage|Kathleen MacLellan|1973}}
|children     = 3
|education    = [[Columbia University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Boston University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]], [[Master of Laws|LLM]])
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'''Judd Alan Gregg''' (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th [[governor of New Hampshire]] from 1989 to 1993 and a [[United States senator]] from [[New Hampshire]] from 1993 to 2011 where he was [[Chairman]] of the [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions|Health Committee]] and the [[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Budget Committee]]. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was a businessman and [[Lawyer|attorney]] in [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] before entering politics. Gregg currently serves as the Chair of the Public Advisory Board at the [[Saint Anselm College#New Hampshire Institute of Politics|New Hampshire Institute of Politics]] at [[Saint Anselm College]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anselm.edu/nhiop/about/public+advisory+board/ |title=New Hampshire Institute of Politics : Saint Anselm College |publisher=Anselm.edu |access-date=August 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527134549/http://www.anselm.edu/nhiop/about/public+advisory+board/ |archive-date=May 27, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Gregg was nominated for [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]] in the [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Sidoti |first=Liz |title=Obama names Gregg Commerce secretary |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_COMMERCE?SITE=MITRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |agency=Associated Press |date=February 3, 2009 |access-date=February 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230084211/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_COMMERCE?SITE=MITRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but withdrew his name on February 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/12/breaking-gregg-withdraws-from-consideration-for-commerce-post/#more-39861 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214182542/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/12/breaking-gregg-withdraws-from-consideration-for-commerce-post/#more-39861 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 14, 2009 | work=CNN | title=BREAKING: Gregg withdraws | access-date=May 7, 2010 | date=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gregg_withdrawal |title= Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary nominee|website=news.yahoo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215190823/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gregg_withdrawal |archive-date=February 15, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/gregg.nomination/index.html|title=Republican Gregg withdraws from commerce post consideration - CNN.com|website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> He chose not to run for reelection to the Senate in [[2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|2010]];<ref name="Gregg 2010">{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/gregg-not-convinced-to-run-again-2009-04-01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405143141/http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/gregg-not-convinced-to-run-again-2009-04-01.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2009|title=Gregg says he definitely won't run again|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|author=J. Taylor Rushing |date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> former State Attorney General [[Kelly Ayotte]], also a Republican, was elected to succeed him.<ref name="Ayotte Elected">{{cite news|url=http://www.wmur.com/politics/25613224/detail.html|title=Ayotte Defeats Hodes in Senate Race|work=[[WMUR-TV]]|agency=Associated Press|date=November 3, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313185918/http://www.wmur.com/politics/25613224/detail.html|archive-date=March 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On May 27, 2011, [[Goldman Sachs]] announced that Gregg had been named an international advisor to the firm.<ref>http://www.sunherald.com/2011/05/27/3149070/judd-gregg-to-serve-as-international.html#ixzz1NbhNeVuc{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In May 2013, Gregg was named the CEO of the [[Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association]], a Wall Street lobbying group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/6374276-95/ex-nh-senator-judd-gregg-takes-new-job-as-ceo-of-powerful-wall-street-lobbying |title=Ex-N.H. Senator Judd Gregg takes new job as CEO of powerful Wall Street lobbying firm &#124; Concord Monitor |access-date=2013-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222702/http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/6374276-95/ex-nh-senator-judd-gregg-takes-new-job-as-ceo-of-powerful-wall-street-lobbying |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He later stepped down as CEO in December 2013 and became a senior adviser.

For the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] Gregg endorsed former [[Governor of Florida|Florida Governor]] [[Jeb Bush]], and upon Bush's suspension of his campaign Gregg endorsed [[Governor of Ohio|Ohio Governor]] [[John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016|John Kasich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.4president.org/2016/2016/02/governor-judd-gregg-endorses-john-kasich-for-president-.html|title=Governor Judd Gregg Endorses John Kasich for President|work=blog4President}}</ref> In the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries|2024 Republican Party presidential primary]], he endorsed [[Nikki Haley]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4274524-former-nh-sen-judd-gregg-endorses-nikki-haley-gop-presidential-primary/ | title=Former NH Sen. Judd Gregg endorses Haley presidential bid | date=October 25, 2023 }}</ref>

==Early life==

Born in [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], he is the son of [[Catherine Gregg]] (née Warner) and [[Hugh Gregg]], who was Governor from 1953 to 1955. Gregg graduated from [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] in 1965. Gregg received his [[Bachelor of Arts|baccalaureate]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1969 and, from [[Boston University School of Law]], a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1972 and a [[Master of Laws]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Judd_Gregg |title=Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) - WhoRunsGov.com/The Washington Post |publisher=Whorunsgov.com |date=February 12, 2010 |access-date=August 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722050430/http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Judd_Gregg |archive-date=July 22, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Early political career==
[[File:Gov Judd Gregg.jpg|thumb|left|Then-Governor Judd Gregg as painted by [[Richard Whitney (artist)|Richard Whitney]]]]
The first elective office held by Gregg was a seat on the [[Executive Council of New Hampshire]], a post which he held from 1979 to 1981. He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1980, and was reelected in 1982, 1984 and 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000445|title=GREGG, Judd Alan - Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>

He declined to run for re-election in 1988, and ran for [[Governor of New Hampshire]] instead. He won that election and was re-elected in [[1990 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1990]], New Hampshire being one of two states ([[Vermont]] is the other) that continues to elect its governors to two-year, rather than four-year, terms. As Governor, he balanced the budget, leaving the office in 1993 with a $21 million surplus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61882763.html?dids=61882763:61882763&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+04%2C+1992&author=Laura+A.+Kiernan%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Gregg+leads+in+N.H.%3B+Merrill+is+a+winner&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724235617/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61882763.html?dids=61882763:61882763&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+04%2C+1992&author=Laura+A.+Kiernan%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Gregg+leads+in+N.H.%3B+Merrill+is+a+winner&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |title=Gregg leads in N.H.; Merrill is a winner |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=November 4, 1992 |access-date=August 23, 2010 | first=Laura A. | last=Kiernan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WAogAAAAIBAJ&pg=1654,298140&dq=judd+gregg&hl=en|title=Sun Journal - Google News Archive Search|website=[[Google News]]|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref> However, his political opponents in the 1990s attacked Judd for the state's weak economy and his Vietnam War deferments.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/56238946.html?dids=56238946:56238946&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+05%2C+1992&author=Dennis+Cauchon&pub=USA+TODAY+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=THE+NEW+SENATORS+%2F%2F+Republican+Gregg+has+roots+in+politics&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724215120/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/56238946.html?dids=56238946:56238946&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+05%2C+1992&author=Dennis+Cauchon&pub=USA+TODAY+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=THE+NEW+SENATORS+%2F%2F+Republican+Gregg+has+roots+in+politics&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |title=THE NEW SENATORS // Republican Gregg has roots in politics |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=November 5, 1992 |access-date=August 23, 2010 | first=Dennis | last=Cauchon}}</ref>

==U.S. Senate tenure==

===Elections===
In [[1992 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|1992]], Gregg decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by two-term Republican [[Warren Rudman]]. He defeated Democrat John Rauh, and took his seat as a United States Senator in 1993. He was re-elected to a second term in [[1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|1998]] after defeating George Condodemetraky. He ran for a third term in [[2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|2004]] and defeated [[campaign finance]] activist [[Doris Haddock|Doris "Granny D" Haddock]], the then 94-year-old [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee, by 66% to 34%.

After withdrawing from his nomination to become [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] in the [[presidency of Barack Obama|presidential administration]] of [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Barack Obama]] on February 12, 2009, Gregg said he would "probably not" seek [[United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2010|reelection in 2010]], when his term of office was set to expire.<ref name="I couldn't be Judd Gregg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/02/i-couldnt-be-judd-gregg-018794|title='I couldn't be Judd Gregg'|website=POLITICO|date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref>

===Leadership===
In January 2005, Gregg was elected to chair the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Budget]] by the [[Senate Republican Conference]], and steadfastly supported lower spending.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/columnist/klein/article/0,9565,1039675,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209054229/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/klein/article/0,9565,1039675,00.html|url-status=dead|title=The Creative Stubbornness of Harry Reid – TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> 
[[File:US Navy 081025-N-6553L-005 Cmdr. Mike Stevens, commanding officer of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), right, and Vice Adm. John Donnally, Commander Submarine Force, center, salute as honors are r.jpg|thumb|right|Gregg (left) at the commissioning ceremony for the ''[[USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)]]''.]]
On November 14, 2008 Gregg was appointed by United States Senate Minority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] to serve on the five-member [[Congressional Oversight Panel]] created to oversee the implementation of the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act]]. Gregg "stepped aside" on December 1, citing his Senate workload:

{{blockquote|I regret that due to the impending Senate schedule involving the potential of dealing with an extremely large stimulus package, coupled with the ongoing issues of developing fiscal policy relative to the budget and the continuing economic downturn and my responsibility for foreign operations appropriations, it has become difficult to continue service on the TARP oversight board. I have advised Senator McConnell I will need to step aside from this effort.<ref>{{cite press release| title = Gregg comments on departure from tarp oversight panel| publisher = Judd Gregg| date = December 2, 2008| url = http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=f864bab4-802a-23ad-416d-25eda09fcd75&Region_id=&Issue_id=| access-date = February 14, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090103050904/http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=f864bab4-802a-23ad-416d-25eda09fcd75&Region_id=&Issue_id=| archive-date = January 3, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
  | last = Lawson
  | first = Brian
  | title = Gregg comments on leaving bailout committee
  | publisher = Politicker
  | date = December 2, 2008
  | url = http://www.politicker.com/new-hampshire/14700/gregg-comments-leaving-bailout-committee
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===Platform===
Judd Gregg is a moderate Republican. He is fiscally conservative and socially moderate. The non-partisan ''[[National Journal]]'' gave then-Senator Gregg a composite ideology rating of 65% conservative and 35% liberal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/53321/judd-gregg#.W1ugn9JKiUk|title=Judd Gregg's Ratings and Endorsements|website=votesmart.org}}</ref>

[[Republicans for Environmental Protection]] issued Gregg an "environmental harm demerit" for sponsoring the 2006 S.C. Resolution 83, which according to REP "included only one revenue-raising instruction to Senate appropriations committees, an abuse of the congressional budget process in order to force [[oil drilling]] in the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]]", and "would perpetuate America's dangerous oil dependence and damage the most scenic, wildlife-rich reserve in the [[Arctic Circle|circumpolar]] north."<ref>[http://www.rep.org/scorecard.html Republicans for Environmental Protection 2006 Scorecard] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525024412/http://www.rep.org/scorecard.html |date=May 25, 2010 }}</ref> Nonetheless, the same organization praised Gregg, together with [[John E. Sununu]], for their work to pass the New England Wilderness act, which classified nearly {{convert|100,000|acre|km2}} of New Hampshire and Vermont as [[wilderness]].<ref>[http://www.rep.org/scorecard.html ibid] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525024412/http://www.rep.org/scorecard.html |date=May 25, 2010 }}</ref> In 2006, Gregg received a score of 43% from the nonpartisan [[League of Conservation Voters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcv.org/images/client/pdfs/LCV_2006_Scorecard_final.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101211219/http://www.lcv.org/images/client/pdfs/LCV_2006_Scorecard_final.pdf|url-status=dead|title=League of Conservation Voters 2006 Scorecard|archivedate=November 1, 2006}}</ref>

The [[University of New Hampshire]] renamed its Environmental Technology Building '''Gregg Hall''', because Gregg used earmarks to secure $266 million of federal funds for research and development projects for the university. The [[Judd Gregg Meteorology Institute]] (JGMI), established in 2003, is the center of meteorological and atmospheric research at [[Plymouth State University]] in [[Plymouth, NH]], which offers the only meteorology degree program in the state. The Senator was also instrumental in the establishing of the [[Saint Anselm College#New Hampshire Institute of Politics|New Hampshire Institute of Politics]] at [[Saint Anselm College]] in 1999.

In 2007, Gregg voted for the [[Clean Energy Act]] of 2007 (H.R. 6) and the [[Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007]] (S. 1639).

In October 2009, Gregg said, "You talk about [[systemic risk]]. The systemic risk today is the Congress of the United States ... we're creating these massive debts which we're passing on to our children ... (the figures) mean we're basically on the path to a [[banana republic]]-type of financial situation in this country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/18/gregg-u-s-could-be-on-path-to-a-banana-republic-situation/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712211913/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/18/gregg-u-s-could-be-on-path-to-a-banana-republic-situation/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Gregg: U.S. could be on path to a 'banana republic' situation|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 19, 2009|date=October 18, 2009}}</ref> "

Gregg has a [[moderate]] record on social issues. In June 2006, he joined six of his fellow Republicans in voting against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]]. In April 2007, he was among the breakaway Republicans to support the [[Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act]]. However, his record on the issue of abortion is otherwise a solidly [[anti-abortion]] one. Gregg has voted for some gun control measures and against others. He voted against the [[Brady Bill]], but in recent years has voted for trigger control locks on firearms and in favor of the ban on assault weapons.

On December 17, 2009, Gregg voted to extend Chairman [[Ben Bernanke]]'s term.<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Senate-panel-clears-Bernanke-apf-2584823983.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode= ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220063409/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Senate-panel-clears-Bernanke-apf-2584823983.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode= |date=December 20, 2009 }}</ref>

===Presidential politics===
During the [[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004 Presidential Election]], Gregg stood in for [[John Kerry]] during practice sessions held by [[George W. Bush]] in preparation for the [[2004 United States presidential debates|2004 United States Presidential Election Debates]]. Four years earlier he had played the part of [[Al Gore]] for the same purpose.

On October 29, 2007, Gregg endorsed [[Mitt Romney]], former Governor of [[Massachusetts]], to be the Republican nominee for President of the United States.

Gregg had not foreclosed the possibility of running for President himself after he left the Senate but he did say it was "not likely":

{{blockquote|In [[New Hampshire]] we like to have a variety of candidates, so I would seriously doubt that. I expect to be actively involved in the [[presidential primary]]. That's the fun on coming from [[New Hampshire]] and being in office," Gregg said.

"I don't rule out anything in my future. Let's face it -- that's not likely and I wouldn't expect to be doing that," he added.<ref>Klein, Rick (December 15, 2010) [http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/12/sen-gregg-in-defense-of-earmarks-and-no-give-on-tax-deal.html Sen. Gregg: In Defense of Earmarks, and No Give on Tax Deal], ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]''</ref>}}

===The Spanish Justice System and Guantanamo Bay===
{{Main|The Bush Six}}
In April 2009, Senator Gregg was sent to accompany an American diplomat to speak with a Spanish diplomat [[:es:Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña|Luis Felipe Fernández de la Peña]] after a war crimes case was filed by Spanish [[NGO]] [[Association for the Dignity of Spanish Prisoners]] at the [[Audiencia Nacional of Spain]] accusing them of crimes in Iraq and [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]].<ref>{{cite web
|last = Martin de Pozuelo
|first = Eduardo
|title = EE.UU. intentó frenar la investigación de Garzón sobre Guantánamo
|url = http://www.lavanguardia.es/internacional/noticias/20101130/54077944789/ee.uu.-intento-frenar-la-investigacion-de-garzon-sobre-guantanamo.html
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130213060932/http://www.lavanguardia.es/internacional/noticias/20101130/54077944789/ee.uu.-intento-frenar-la-investigacion-de-garzon-sobre-guantanamo.html
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = February 13, 2013
|publisher = La Vanguardia
|language = es
|date = November 30, 2010
|access-date = December 1, 2010
}}</ref> The case targeted six former US government officials for allegedly violating the [[Geneva Convention]], the [[Convention Against Torture|1984 Convention Against Torture]], and the [[Rome Statute|1998 Rome Statute]]. The six accused were: [[Alberto Gonzales]], [[David Addington]], [[William J. Haynes, II|William Haynes]], [[Douglas Feith]], [[Jay Bybee]], and [[John Yoo]].<ref>{{cite web
|last = ROSENBERG
|first = CAROL 
|title = WikiLeaks: How U.S. tried to stop Spain's torture probe
|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/25/v-fullstory/1988286/wikileaks-how-us-tried-to-stop.html
|work = Miami Herald
|date = December 28, 2010
|access-date = November 6, 2011
}}</ref>

===Controversies===
In the Senate, Gregg was the leading Republican negotiator and author of the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program|TARP]] program, which bailed out financial institutions, while he had a multimillion-dollar investment in [[Bank of America]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pfds.opensecrets.org/N00000444_2007.pdf|title=None}}</ref><ref>Zajac, Andrew (February 4, 2009). ''"Commerce Nominee's Own Finances Have Suffered"''. Chicago Tribune.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/legislation/38257-gregg-bailout-isnt-just-an-exercise-in-political-ideology/|title=Gregg: Bailout Isn't Just An Exercise in Political Ideology |date=September 28, 2008|work=The Hill|access-date=October 4, 2009}}</ref> After leaving the Senate Gregg became an advisor to the investment bank Goldman Sachs.<ref name="Goldman Sachs Gets Another Washington Insider, Judd Gregg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/05/31/136816737/goldman-sachs-gets-another-washington-insider-judd-gregg|title=Goldman Sachs Gets Another Washington Insider, Judd Gregg|first=Frank|last=James|date=May 31, 2011|website=NPR}}</ref>

In February 2009, the [[Associated Press]] reported that Gregg and his family had profited personally from federal [[Earmark (politics)|earmarks]] secured by the senator for the redevelopment of the [[Pease Air National Guard Base|Pease Air Force Base]] in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] into an industrial park.<ref name="www2.dailyprogress.com">{{cite web |url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/cdp-news-national/2009/feb/27/ap_exclusive_gregg_had_stake_in_won_aid_for_base-ar-68000/ |title=AP Exclusive: Gregg had stake in, won aid for base - Daily Progress: News |access-date=2010-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121061100/http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/cdp-news-national/2009/feb/27/ap_exclusive_gregg_had_stake_in_won_aid_for_base-ar-68000/ |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="nola.com">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/sen_judd_gregg_had_stake_in_wo.html|title=Sen. Judd Gregg had stake in base, won aid for it|work=NOLA.com|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref> According to Senate records, Gregg has collected from $240,017 to $651,801 from his investments in [[Pease Air National Guard Base|Pease Air Force Base]], while helping to arrange at least $66 million in federal aid for the former base.<ref name="www2.dailyprogress.com"/><ref name="nola.com"/> Gregg has denied any wrongdoing in the matter and claimed that his withdrawal from consideration for the Commerce Secretary was unrelated to the White House's discovery during the vetting process of his involvement in his family's real estate investments in Pease. Gregg explained away his actions by saying, "I've throughout my entire lifetime been involved in my family's businesses and that's just the way our family works. We support each other and our activities."<ref name="www2.dailyprogress.com"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gregg had stake in, won aid for base |author=Sharon Theimer |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNbrnUBpDY517FaoDzHF5oEBCRnwD96JQDR80 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228135655/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNbrnUBpDY517FaoDzHF5oEBCRnwD96JQDR80 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |date=February 27, 2009}}</ref>

Gregg as a member of President Barack Obama's deficit commission defended cutting Social Security by quoting [[Willie Sutton]] who, when asked why he robbed banks, replied, "because that's where the money is."<ref>Altman, Nancy and Kingson, Eric; The American Prospect: Social Security and the Deficit The American Prospect, October 11, 2010</ref>

==Commerce Secretary nomination and withdrawal==
[[File:Judd Gregg gives remarks as Commerce Sec'y nominee 2-3-09.jpg|thumb|Gregg accepting his nomination]]
On February 2, 2009, ''[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]'' and [[CNN]] reported that Gregg accepted President Obama's offer to be the next [[United States Secretary of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=David |title=Obama picks Gregg for Commerce |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/02/obama-picks-gregg-for-commerce-018325 |publisher=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]] |date=February 2, 2009 |access-date=February 3, 2009}}</ref> If Gregg had been [[Advice and Consent#United States|confirmed]] by the [[United States Senate|Senate]], he would have had to resign his Senate seat and be replaced with an appointment by Democratic [[Governor of New Hampshire|Governor]] [[John H. Lynch|John Lynch]]. Sources from both parties confirmed that Gregg's former chief of staff, Republican [[Bonnie Newman]], would have been chosen to replace him.<ref>{{cite news |last=Henry |first=Ed |author2=King, John |title=GOP's Gregg accepts commerce secretary post |url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/02/judd.gregg.commerce/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=February 3, 2009 |access-date=February 3, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' had alleged that Gregg would not accept the appointment unless Governor Lynch agreed to appoint a Republican to fill his seat until 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cillizza |first=Chris |title=White House Cheat Sheet: Bantering Over Bipartisanship |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/01/white_house_cheat_cheet_banter.html?hpid=topnews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323152107/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/01/white_house_cheat_cheet_banter.html?hpid=topnews |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref> In February 2009, many news outlets noted that Gregg had in 1995 voted to abolish the [[United States Department of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-03-gregg_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=His terms met, Gregg says yes to Commerce | first=David | last=Jackson | date=February 3, 2009 | access-date=May 7, 2010}}</ref> Although Gregg stated that he supported the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus package]] promoted by President Obama, he clarified that he would recuse himself from voting on the package.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/07/gregg_declines_to_cast_any_votes_in_senate/ |title=Gregg declines to cast any votes in Senate - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=February 7, 2009 |access-date=August 23, 2010 | first=Michael | last=Kranish}}</ref>

With reports that the [[Obama Administration]] would move the [[United States Census Bureau]], typically run by the Commerce Department, out of Gregg's jurisdiction, Republican leaders urged Obama to allow Gregg to run the census or withdraw Gregg's nomination.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/02/republicans_ask_obama_to_recon.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709092908/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/02/republicans_ask_obama_to_recon.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2009|title=Republicans Continue to Hammer White House Over Census|last=O'Keefe|first=Ed|date=February 12, 2009|work=WashingtonPost.com|access-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref> On February 12, 2009, Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for the position of United States Commerce Secretary, citing disagreements with issues surrounding the census and the stimulus bill.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090214153746/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/02/greeg_withdraws_as_commerce_no.html Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Nominee] [[Washington Post]], February 12, 2009</ref> [[White House Press Secretary]] [[Robert Gibbs]] issued a statement regarding Gregg's withdrawal in which he accused the senator of not following through on his alleged statements of support for Obama's economic agenda made during the vetting process:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thepage.time.com/white-house-statement-on-gregg-withdrawal/|title=The Page - by Mark Halperin - TIME|date=February 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215191147/http://thepage.time.com/white-house-statement-on-gregg-withdrawal/ |archive-date=February 15, 2009 }}</ref>

{{blockquote|Senator Gregg reached out to the President and offered his name for Secretary of Commerce.  He was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past disagreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the President's agenda.  Once it became clear after his nomination that Senator Gregg was not going to be supporting some of President Obama's key economic priorities, it became necessary for Senator Gregg and the Obama administration to part ways. We regret that he has had a change of heart.}}

While speaking to press afterward, Gregg acknowledged responsibility for his decision and accepted the blame for accepting and then rejecting the Commerce Secretary nomination.<ref name="I couldn't be Judd Gregg"/>

In an interview response to the [[Associated Press|AP]], Gregg was quoted as saying,

<blockquote>For 30 years, I've been my own person in charge of my own views, and I guess I hadn't really focused on the job of working for somebody else and carrying their views, and so this is basically where it came out.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sidoti |first=Liz |author2=Espo, David |title=Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary nominee |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/gregg_withdrawal |agency=Associated Press |date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214174717/https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/gregg_withdrawal |archive-date=February 14, 2009 }}</ref></blockquote>

In February 2009, the Associated Press reported that Gregg and his family had profited personally from federal earmarks secured by the Senator for the redevelopment of the Pease Air Force Base into an industrial park.<ref name="nola.com"/> According to Senate records, Gregg has collected from $240,017 to $651,801 from his investments in Pease Air Force Base, while helping to arrange at least $66 million in federal aid for the former base.<ref name="nola.com"/> Gregg claimed that his withdrawal from consideration for the Commerce Secretary was unrelated to the White House's discovery during the vetting process of his involvement in his family's real estate investments in Pease.

==Personal life==
Gregg belongs to the [[Congregational church|Congregationalist]] Church. He is married to Kathleen MacLellan Gregg.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90219&page=1 Senator's Wife Abducted From Home - ABC News] Retrieved 2018-08-25.</ref> They have two daughters, Molly and Sarah, and a son, Joshua.

Gregg won more than $850,000 in 2005 from the [[D.C. Lottery]] after buying $20 worth of [[Powerball ticket]]s at a [[Washington, D.C.]] convenience store.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/31/AR2009013101782.html
|title=GOP's Gregg Appears To Be Commerce Pick
|first=Anne E.
|last=Kornblut
|newspaper=Washington Post
|date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{Main|Electoral history of Judd Gregg}}

==See also==
*[[Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States]]

==References==
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