{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | image = Jay Chaudhuri.jpg | image_size = 200px | office = Minority Whip of the North Carolina Senate | term_start = January 9, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Terry Van Duyn | successor = | office1 = Member of the North Carolina Senate | term_start1 = April 19, 2016<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=395 |title=Senator Jay J. Chaudhuri |last=North Carolina Legislature |date=2016 |location=Raleigh, NC |access-date=2016-12-06}}</ref> | predecessor1 = Josh Stein | successor1 = | constituency1 = 16th District (2016-2019) <br/> 15th District (2019-present) | party = Democratic | birth_name = Jyoti Chaudhuri<ref name="rediff">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/us-jay-chaudhuri-to-head-3-trillion-pension-funds-group/20140702.htm |title=US: Jay Chaudhuri to head $3 trillion pension funds group |last=rediff.com |date=July 2, 2014 |access-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|06|08}} | birth_place = Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.<ref name="jay">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jayfornc.com/about |title=Jay Chaudhuri for North Carolina State Senate |last=Jay Chaudhuri for State Senate |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220122253/http://www.jayfornc.com/about |url-status=dead }}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Davidson College (B.A.)<br>Columbia University (M.I.A.)<br>North Carolina Central University (J.D.)<ref name="cohenmilstein">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cohenmilstein.com/professional/jay-chaudhuri |title=Jay Chaudhuri of Counsul, Raleigh, NC |last=Cohen-Milstein |date=2016 |access-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> | spouse = Sejal | children = 2 | occupation = Attorney | website = {{URL|http://www.jayfornc.com|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jayfornc.com/news/ncs-first-indian-american-legislator-sworn-in-at-morrisville-town-hall |title=NC's First Indian-American legislator sworn in at Morrisville Town Hall |access-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107233457/http://www.jayfornc.com/news/ncs-first-indian-american-legislator-sworn-in-at-morrisville-town-hall |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/1082337627502792704 Twitter account for Jay Chaudhuri]</ref>
==Early life and education== Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bengali immigrants from India, Chaudhuri moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina when he was 3.<ref name="jay" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaychaudhuri |title=Jay Chaudhuri |last=LinkedIn |access-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="cohenmilstein" />
==Election history== ===2024=== {{Election box begin no change|title=N.C. Senate district General Election<ref>{{cite web |title=11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1317 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | votes = 67,355 | percentage = 65.95% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = David Bankert | votes = 30,867 | percentage = 30.22% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Kat McDonald | votes = 3,915 | percentage = 3.83% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 102,137 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===2022=== {{Election box begin no change|title=N.C. Senate 15th district General Election <ref>{{cite web |title=11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1296 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | votes = 52,472 | percentage = 67.52% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Emanuela Prister | votes = 22,776 | percentage = 29.31% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Sammie Brooks | votes = 2,463 | percentage = 3.17% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 77,711 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===2020=== {{Election box begin no change| title= N.C. Senate 15th district General Election<ref>{{cite web |title=11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1306 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | votes = 71,700 | percentage = 58.01% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Mario J. Lomuscio | votes = 45,457 | percentage = 36.78% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Kat McDonald | votes = 6,441 | percentage = 5.21% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 123,598 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===2018=== {{Election box begin no change| title=N.C. Senate 15th district General Election<ref>{{cite web |title=11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1138 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | votes = 60,805 | percentage = 73.10% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Alan David Michael | votes = 19,365 | percentage = 23.28% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Brian Lewis | votes = 3,005 | percentage = 3.61% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 83,175 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===2016=== {{Election box begin no change| title=N. C. Senate 16th district General Election<ref>{{cite web |title=11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1041 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) | votes = 68,842 | percentage = 65.33% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Eric Weaver | votes = 36,530 | percentage = 34.67% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 105,372 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=N.C. Senate 16th District Democratic Primary Election<ref>{{cite web |title=03/15/2016 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1121 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jay Chaudhuri | votes = 20,232 | percentage = 62.93% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Ellis Hankins | votes = 11,916 | percentage = 37.07% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 32,148 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}
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