On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (NC) - District 15
820 Graham Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: 919-423-5281
Post Office Box 1007
Raleigh, NC 27602
North Carolina State Senate
16 West Jones Street, Room 1028
Raleigh, NC 27601
Full Name:
Jay Jyoti Chaudhuri
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sejal; 2 Children
Birth Date:
08/06/1969
Birth Place:
Chattanooga, TN
Home City:
Raleigh, NC
Religion:
Hindu
JD, Civil Rights, North Carolina Central University, 1996-1999
MA, International Policy and Management, Columbia University, 1992-1994
BA, South Asian Studies, Davidson College, 1987-1991
Democratic Whip, North Carolina State Senate, 2019-present
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 15, 2019-present
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 15, 2020, 2024
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 16, 2016-2019
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 16, 2016
Member, Appropriations Committee on Education/Higher Education
Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
Member, Education/Higher Education Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements
Member, Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee
Member, Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee
Member, Select Committee on Nominations
Former Member, Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations on Pensions, Compensation, and Benefits Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Pensions & Retirement and Aging Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Chair, Council of Institutional Investors
Former Member, Harvard Institutional Investor Advisory Board
General Counsel & Senior Policy Advisor to Treasurer, North Carolina Department of State Treasurer, 2009-2015
Adjunct Law Professor, North Carolina Central University, 2007-2008
Special Counsel to Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, 2001-2008
Law Clerk to Judge Linda McGee, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1999-2000
Legislative Counsel, State Senate Majority Leader, 2000
Issues and Research Director, Charlie Sanders for United States Senate, 1995-1996
Research Assistant, Harvey Gantt for United States Senate, 1996
Jacob K. Javits Fellow, United States Senator Russ Feingold, 1994-1995
Board Member, Dorothea Dix Conservancy Board, 2015-present
Member, Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Board, present
Awards:
He has also been awarded the William C. Friday Fellowship, Henry Toll Fellowship, and American Marshall Memorial Fellowship.
The North Carolina Bar Association has awarded Jay the Citizens Lawyer award given to lawyers who provide exemplary service to their communities.
Leaders in the Law Award
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
2014
Father's Occupation:
Veteran Administration Hospital
Priority Issues:
Jay is running for State Senate to make education a priority again, including fighting for better teacher pay. He will be a voice for progressive values by standing up against the Tea Party and right-wing Republicans. Jay will lead the fight to protect a woman's right to choose, push for stronger gun control laws, and always stand up for North Carolina children and families.