Tray Abney
Tray Abney is a partner of the Abney Tauchen Group (ATG), offering a wide range of services to help navigate Nevada’s complex political landscape. Tray is proud to represent clients in the retail, agricultural, pharmacy, health insurance, behavioral health services, energy efficiency, and drone delivery industries before local, state, and federal government entities. Tray provides a unique blend of experience that includes a deep understanding of the political process, along with strong public policy expertise, and a history of successfully educating, lobbying, and influencing elected officials.
Prior to co-founding ATG, Tray served as the Director of Government Relations for The Reno+Sparks Chamber of Commerce for over ten years and was responsible for ensuring that the largest broad-based business organization in Northern Nevada had a voice at all levels of government, including city, county, state, and federal. Tray has experienced seven Nevada State Legislative Sessions (so far) and has been a key voice on business and taxation/government spending and efficiency issues in Carson City. He has successfully helped steer critical bills to signature (and veto) and maintains great relationships with elected officials from throughout Nevada and on both sides of the political aisle.
Before the Chamber, Tray served as Legislative Director for Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and spent four years working for Gibbons, including as a senior legislative staff member in his Washington, DC congressional office. During the 2007 Nevada Legislative Session, Tray served as the Governor’s chief lobbyist in the legislative building. He was responsible for spearheading the Governor’s agenda and ensuring it was approved by the Legislature.
Tray graduated summa cum laude from Missouri State University in 2003, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science, with minors in Sociology and Public Administration. Tray received his Master of Arts Degree in Political Management from the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University in Washington, DC in 2005.
Tray currently serves as the Chair of the Reno Civil Service Commission and the Chair of the Board for Bristlecone Recovery Center. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Jobs for Nevada's Graduates.
Tray resides with his wife, Dawn, and their son, Noah, in Reno. His daughter, Katelyn, lives in Chicago.