Jay Chaudhuri | |
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Minority Whip of the North Carolina Senate | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Terry Van Duyn |
Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
Assumed office April 19,2016 [1] | |
Preceded by | Josh Stein |
Constituency | 16th District (2016-2019) 15th District (2019-present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jyoti Chaudhuri [2] June 8,1969 Chattanooga,Tennessee,U.S. [3] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sejal |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Raleigh,North Carolina |
Alma mater | Davidson College (B.A.) Columbia University (M.I.A.) North Carolina Central University (J.D.) [4] |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | JayForNC.com |
Jay Chaudhuri (born August 6,1969) is an American attorney,professor,politician and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. First appointed to fill a vacancy in April 2016 caused by the resignation of Josh Stein (to run for North Carolina Attorney General),Chaudhuri was later elected and re-elected,becoming North Carolina's first Indian-American state legislator. [5] In January 2019,he was elected by his colleagues to serve as Senate Minority (Democratic) Whip,the second-highest ranking position in the Democratic caucus. [6]
Born in Chattanooga,Tennessee to Bengali immigrants from India,Chaudhuri moved to Fayetteville,North Carolina when he was 3. [3] Chaudhuri went on to study at Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville,later attending Davidson College,Columbia University,and finally North Carolina Central University School of Law. [7]
A longtime aide to then-State Senator and state Attorney General Roy Cooper,and later to state treasurer Janet Cowell,Chaudhuri taught part-time as an adjunct law professor at North Carolina Central University for two years. In 2016,Chaudhuri joined plaintiff law firm Cohen Milstein as a part-time counsel. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 67,355 | 65.95% | |
Republican | David Bankert | 30,867 | 30.22% | |
Libertarian | Kat McDonald | 3,915 | 3.83% | |
Total votes | 102,137 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 52,472 | 67.52% | |
Republican | Emanuela Prister | 22,776 | 29.31% | |
Libertarian | Sammie Brooks | 2,463 | 3.17% | |
Total votes | 77,711 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 71,700 | 58.01% | |
Republican | Mario J. Lomuscio | 45,457 | 36.78% | |
Libertarian | Kat McDonald | 6,441 | 5.21% | |
Total votes | 123,598 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 60,805 | 73.10% | |
Republican | Alan David Michael | 19,365 | 23.28% | |
Libertarian | Brian Lewis | 3,005 | 3.61% | |
Total votes | 83,175 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | 68,842 | 65.33% | ||
Republican | Eric Weaver | 36,530 | 34.67% | ||
Total votes | 105,372 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Chaudhuri | 20,232 | 62.93% | |
Democratic | Ellis Hankins | 11,916 | 37.07% | |
Total votes | 32,148 | 100% |