Jay Adams, Jr.'s Biography
- State House (NC) - District 96, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (NC) - District 96
Contact Information
Office
16 West Jones Street, Room. 2207
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Post Office Box 217
Hickory, NC 28603
Full Name:
James 'Jay' Cecil Adams, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Donna; 2 Children: James, Elizabeth
Home City:
Hickory, NC
Bachelor of Science (BS), Education, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 1968-1972
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 96, 2015-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 96, 2024
Member, Appropriations Committee
Vice Chair, Commerce and Economic Development Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Housing and Development Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation
Chair, Transportation Committee
Chair, Wildlife Resources Committee
Former Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elections and Ethics Law Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Environment Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ethics Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary IV Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Government Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Broker/Owner, Adams Commercial Real Estate Services (ACRES), 1991-present
Technical Communications Specialist, SIECOR, 1983-1986
Former Employee, Deville Furniture, 1978
Member, Hickory Brownfield Advisory Group, 2013-present
Chair, Transportation Committee, Catawba County Chamber of Commerce, 1992-present
Member, First Baptist Church, present
Member, The Catawba Valley Wildlife Club, present
Former Member, Chamber Government Affairs Committee and the Future Economy Council
Member, Charlotte Regional Roads Committee, Metropolitan Planning Organization
Former Member, City of Hickory's Businesss Development Committee
Member, Elks Club
Founding Member, Grass Roots North Carolina Board
Former Member, Hickory by Choice Committee
Former Member, Local Government and Transportation Committee, Hickory Horizons Committee
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, Peaks to Piedmont Girl Scout Council Board
Former President, The Catawba Valley Wildlife Club
Member, Unifour Air Quality Committee, Western Piedmont Council of Governments