WCDP Election Central – Candidate Information
Jay Chaudhuri
NC State Senate
District 15
Candidate Statement:
Jay believes in a North Carolina that works for everyone.
That’s why he’s fighting to expand health care for all, championing educational excellence for every school and every student, building a stronger and healthier economy for our middle class, and creating an even more compassionate state.
Importance of this Race:
Republicans gained a supermajority in the General Assembly in 2022, empowering them to override Governor Cooper’s vetoes of bad legislation. Since then, MAGA Republicans have rolled back gun safety laws, passed an extreme abortion ban, funneled a shocking amount of resources away from our public schools, and are in the process of reducing the corporate income tax to 0%. Before we can make progress in NC, we first must break the GOP supermajority by electing more Democrats to the State House and Senate.
Office Responsibilities:
- The NC General Assembly is the legislative branch of government and makes laws for NC.
- The Senate and the House of Representatives are collectively known as the General Assembly.
- The NCGA meets biennially and all members are elected for two-year terms.
- The Senate consists of 50 members, and the Lt. Governor is President of the Senate. In his absence, the presiding officer is known as the President Pro Tempore.