Jay J. Chaudhuri
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve some of the governor's appointments, and can override the governor's veto with three-fifths of the vote. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, Senate District 15 (in the Senate since 2016)
- Occupation
- Attorney, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Lives in
- Raleigh
Background
- Graduate of Davidson College (B.A.), Columbia University (M.I.A.) and North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D.). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Former special counsel to Attorney General Roy Cooper and general counsel to State Treasurer Janet Cowell. source: indyweek.com
- Appointed to the N.C. Senate (District 16) in April 2016 to fill Josh Stein's vacancy; has represented District 15 since 2019. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served as Senate Democratic Whip. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Affordability: child care, utilities and housing source: indyweek.com
- Public education funding and teacher pay source: indyweek.com
- Protecting Medicaid in response to federal cuts source: indyweek.com
- Climate resilience and disaster recovery source: indyweek.com
- Independent redistricting source: indyweek.com
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