Grayson, Alan M. (Alan Mark), 1958-

Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 8th (2009-2011) and 9th (2013-2017) congressional districts.

Born in the Bronx, he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science before earning an A.B. degree from Harvard University. After two years working as an economist, he returned to Harvard for graduate studies, earning a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also completed all coursework and the comprehensive examination for a Ph.D. in government. Grayson worked as a law clerk at the Colorado Supreme Court in 1983, and at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals from 1984 to 1985, where he worked with two judges who later joined the U.S. Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia. He was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson for five years, where he specialized in contract law. In 1986, he helped found the non-profit Alliance for Aging Research in Washington, D.C. and served as an officer of the organization for more than twenty years.

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