Jay Chaudhuri

Jay Chaudhuri
Minority Whip of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byTerry Van Duyn
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 19, 2016
Preceded byJosh Stein
Constituency16th District (2016-2019)
15th District (2019-present)
Personal details
BornJyoti Chaudhuri
(1969-06-08) June 8, 1969 (age 57)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseSejal
Children2
EducationDavidson College (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.I.A.)
North Carolina Central University (J.D.)
OccupationAttorney
WebsiteJayForNC.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. 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.

Early life and education

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bengali immigrants from India, Chaudhuri moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina when he was 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.

Career

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.

Election history

2024

N.C. Senate district General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2022

N.C. Senate 15th district General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2020

N.C. Senate 15th district General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2018

N.C. Senate 15th district General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2016

N. C. Senate 16th district General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) 68,842 65.33%
Republican Eric Weaver 36,530 34.67%
Total votes 105,372 100%
Democratic hold
N.C. Senate 16th District Democratic Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Chaudhuri 20,232 62.93%
Democratic Ellis Hankins 11,916 37.07%
Total votes 32,148 100%

References

  1. ↑ North Carolina Legislature (2016). "Senator Jay J. Chaudhuri". Raleigh, NC. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ rediff.com (July 2, 2014). "US: Jay Chaudhuri to head $3 trillion pension funds group". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Jay Chaudhuri for State Senate. "Jay Chaudhuri for North Carolina State Senate". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Cohen-Milstein (2016). "Jay Chaudhuri of Counsul, Raleigh, NC". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NC's First Indian-American legislator sworn in at Morrisville Town Hall". Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ Twitter account for Jay Chaudhuri
  7. ↑ LinkedIn. "Jay Chaudhuri". Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ "11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ "03/15/2016 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2025.