On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (NC) - District 96
Post Office Box 217
Hickory, NC 28603-0217
Phone: 828-381-8863
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
BS, Education, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 96, 2015-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 96, 2024
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Committee on Education-Community Colleges
Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government
Vice Chair, Judiciary 4 Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation
Member, Subcommittee on Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development
Vice 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
Partner, Adams Commercial Real Estate Services (ACRES)
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