Dean A. Cray is a Republican state representative for Maine House District 69, which includes the communities of Canaan, Detroit, Hartland, Palmyra, and St. Albans in Somerset County. A resident of Palmyra, he owns a farm and worked as a retired farmer, school bus driver, and transportation director. He is affiliated with the Free Masons and enjoys hunting, fishing, and camping. Notable achievements include prior service as a Somerset County Commissioner and 10 years on the Palmyra Board of Selectmen. He was the former ranking minority member of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee and currently serves on that committee as well as the Bills in the Second Reading Committee.

Education and Political Experience

No specific details on formal education are available from public records.

Political Experience:

- Served in the Maine House of Representatives for District 28 .

- Returned to the House for District 69 after election in November 2022; re-elected in 2024 with 72.7% of the vote against Democrat Jessica Blanchard.

- Currently in his sixth non-consecutive term .