Jay Chaudhuri

Jay Chaudhuri
Minority Whip of the North Carolina Senate
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byTerry Van Duyn
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Assumed office
April 19, 2016[1]
Preceded byJosh Stein
Constituency16th District (2016-2019)
15th District (2019-present)
Personal details
Born
Jyoti Chaudhuri[2]

(1969-06-08) June 8, 1969 (age 55)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.[3]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSejal
Children2
Residence(s)Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma materDavidson College (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.I.A.)
North Carolina Central University (J.D.)[4]
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.[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]

  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. ^ 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. ^ 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