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American politician from North Carolina

Jay Adams
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 96th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byAndy Wells
Personal details
BornJames Cecil Adams Jr.
1949 (age 75–76)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDonna
Children2
Residence(s)Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materThe Citadel (BS)

James Cecil Adams Jr. (born 1949) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 96th district (including constituents in Catawba County) since 2015.

Life and career

Adams earned his Bachelor of Science in education from The Citadel. He studied mechanical drawing, computer science and real estate at Catawba Valley Community College and earned his real estate license in 1983. He has lived in Hickory, North Carolina, since 1975.

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Adams (incumbent) 25,370 62.95%
Democratic Kim Bost 14,929 37.05%
Total votes 40,299 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district Republican primary election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Adams (incumbent) 6,013 69.69%
Republican Taylor G. Huffman 2,615 30.31%
Total votes 8,628 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Adams (incumbent) 16,285 60.74%
Democratic Kim Bost 10,527 39.26%
Total votes 26,812 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Adams (incumbent) 26,595 100%
Total votes 26,595 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district Republican primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Adams 3,450 54.14%
Republican Frank Willis 1,753 27.51%
Republican Joe Fox 1,078 16.92%
Republican Wrappar Kellett 91 1.43%
Total votes 6,372 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Adams 14,771 67.24%
Democratic Cliff Moone 7,196 32.76%
Total votes 21,967 100%
Republican hold

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • Wildlife Resources (Chair)
  • Judiciary IV (Vice Chair)
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Education - Community College
  • Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development
  • Transportation

2019-2020 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • Wildlife Resources (Chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform

2017-2018 session

  • Wildlife Resources (Chair)
  • Environment (Vice Chair)
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Elections and Ethics Law
  • Finance
  • Transportation
  • State and Local Government II

2015-2016 session

  • Environment (Vice Chair)
  • Wildlife Resources
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Finance
  • Judiciary IV
  • Transportation
  • Children, Youth and Families

References

  1. "Representative Jay Adams - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly".
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Home". Jay Adams for NC House. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. "Jay Adams". Retrieved February 13, 2022.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byAndy Wells Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 96th district
2015-Present 		Incumbent
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026)
Speaker of the House
Destin Hall (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌Wyatt Gable (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Dante Pittman (D)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Rodney Pierce (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Bryan Cohn (D)
  33. ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Mike Schietzelt (R)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Vacant
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Mike Colvin (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Blust (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Cody Huneycutt (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Jonathan Almond (R)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Brian Echevarria (R)
  83. ▌Grant Campbell (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Blair Eddins (R)
  95. ▌Todd Carver (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
  98. ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌Julia Greenfield (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Aisha Dew (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Paul Scott (R)
  112. ▌Jordan Lopez (D)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Brian Turner (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
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