Jay is from Hickory, North Carolina. He attended Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, studying mechanical drawing, computer science, and real estate. He has a bachelor’s degree in education from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. He lives with his wife, Donna, and their two children, James and Elizabeth, in Hickory. He attends First Baptist Church.

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Jay Adams  is from Hickory, North Carolina. He attended Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, studying mechanical drawing, computer science, and real estate. He has a bachelor’s degree in education from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. He lives with his wife, Donna, and their two children, James and Elizabeth, in Hickory. He attends First Baptist Church.

Jay is a state representative. He works at the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he has served for three terms. He previously worked at a furniture plant.

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Jay previously worked at a furniture plant.

Supports reducing regulations for small businesses.

- Supports reducing regulations for small businesses.

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As of January 5, 2026, Jay Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports a marketplace of ideas for families, students, and teachers to achieve the best educational outcomes.

Supports providing families with diverse educational options, including private schools, charter schools, magnet schools, and home schooling.

- Supports a marketplace of ideas for families, students, and teachers to achieve the best educational outcomes.
- Supports providing families with diverse educational options, including private schools, charter schools, magnet schools, and home schooling.
- Supports the arts in education.

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- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 129 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The North Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Carolina General Assembly (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is no term limit.

Your representative and state lawmaker in North Carolina House of Representatives.