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Jay Adams, Jr.'s Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (NC) - District 96

Contact Information

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Post Office Box 217
Hickory, NC 28603-0217
Phone: 828-381-8863

16 West Jones Street, Room. 2207
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Post Office Box 217
Hickory, NC 28603

Full Name:

James 'Jay' Cecil Adams, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Donna; 2 Children: James, Elizabeth

Home City:

Hickory, NC

BS, Education, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 96, 2015-present

Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 96, 2024

Former Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elections and Ethics Law Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Environment Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ethics Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary IV Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Partner, Adams Commercial Real Estate Services (ACRES)

Technical Communications Specialist, SIECOR, 1983-1986

Former Employee, Deville Furniture, 1978

Member, Hickory Brownfield Advisory Group, 2013-present

Chair, Transportation Committee, Catawba County Chamber of Commerce, 1992-present

Member, First Baptist Church, present

Member, The Catawba Valley Wildlife Club, present

Former Member, Chamber Government Affairs Committee and the Future Economy Council

Member, Charlotte Regional Roads Committee, Metropolitan Planning Organization

Former Member, City of Hickory's Businesss Development Committee

Member, Elks Club

Founding Member, Grass Roots North Carolina Board

Former Member, Hickory by Choice Committee

Former Member, Local Government and Transportation Committee, Hickory Horizons Committee

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)

Member, Peaks to Piedmont Girl Scout Council Board

Former President, The Catawba Valley Wildlife Club

Member, Unifour Air Quality Committee, Western Piedmont Council of Governments

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