Sophia Chitlik has a bachelor's degree from New York University. She has lived in Durham since 2018. She is a mom and is active in her synagogue, Beth El.

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Sophia Chitlik has a bachelor's degree in political community building from New York University. She lives in Durham.. She is a mom and is active in her synagogue, Beth El.

Sophia is self-employed, an investor, and a fractional chief operating officer (COO). She previously worked as a field organizer for the Obama Campaign, served in the White House and the Department of Labor as one of the youngest presidential appointees in the Obama Administration, and was the COO of The Future Project, an education nonprofit. She has also founded several organizations, including a wellness company that supports people through pregnancy and birth and a boutique international consulting firm. 

Sophia is self-employed, an investor, and a chief operating officer (COO). She previously worked as a field organizer for the Obama Campaign, served in the White House and the Department of Labor, and was the COO of The Future Project, an education nonprofit. She has also founded several organizations, including a wellness company and a boutique international consulting firm. 

Sophia is currently a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 22. She assumed office in 2025.

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Senator Sophia Chitlik - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly

Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour and believes cities should have the authority to set higher minimum wages, with a living wage in Durham estimated at $23 per hour.

Supports a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights and advocates for living wages for domestic workers and childcare providers.

Supports paid sick leave and advocates for twelve weeks of paid parental leave for all in North Carolina.

Supports stabilizing the childcare industry and continuing subsidies to address long waitlists for care.

Supports building intentional housing, expanding supportive housing programs, creating a Tenant’s Bill of Rights, and preventing evictions through continued assistance programs.

- Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour and believes cities should have the authority to set higher minimum wages, with a living wage in Durham estimated at $23 per hour.
- Supports a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights and advocates for living wages for domestic workers and childcare providers.
- Supports paid sick leave and advocates for twelve weeks of paid parental leave for all in North Carolina.
- Supports stabilizing the childcare industry and continuing subsidies to address long waitlists for care.
- Supports building intentional housing, expanding supportive housing programs, creating a Tenant’s Bill of Rights, and preventing evictions through continued assistance programs.

Economy

Supports common-sense gun control policies to reduce gun violence, including banning assault weapons, regulating gun sales, implementing waiting periods, and expanding background checks.

For Candidate Sophia Chitlik on Issue public-safety:  
Supports allowing schools to control their safety budgets and implement restorative practices instead of relying on School Resource Officers (SROs).

Supports allowing schools to control their safety budgets and implement restorative practices instead of relying on School Resource Officers (SROs).

Supports expanding unarmed mental health response programs, such as the HEART program, to address non-violent mental health crises.

- Supports common-sense gun control policies to reduce gun violence, including banning assault weapons, regulating gun sales, implementing waiting periods, and expanding background checks.
- Supports allowing schools to control their safety budgets and implement restorative practices instead of relying on School Resource Officers (SROs).
- Supports expanding unarmed mental health response programs, such as the HEART program, to address non-violent mental health crises.

Public Safety

Opposes the current abortion ban and calls for its repeal, emphasizing the need for women's rights and representation in the legislature.

Supports expanding access to contraception, particularly for uninsured or underinsured individuals, and is in favor of the Right to Use Contraception Act (SB 540).

For Candidate Sophia Chitlik on Issue healthcare:  
Supports repealing laws that prohibit local governments from offering abortion care to their employees.

Supports repealing laws that prohibit local governments from offering abortion care to their employees.

For Candidate Sophia Chitlik on Issue Healthcare:  
Supports repealing the 72-hour waiting ban on abortion care, describing it as sexist and patronizing.

Supports repealing the 72-hour waiting ban on abortion care, describing it as sexist and patronizing.

Supports tackling the maternal mortality crisis and expanding access to healthcare.

- Opposes the current abortion ban and calls for its repeal, emphasizing the need for women's rights and representation in the legislature.
- Supports expanding access to contraception, particularly for uninsured or underinsured individuals, and is in favor of the Right to Use Contraception Act (SB 540).
- Supports repealing laws that prohibit local governments from offering abortion care to their employees.
- Supports repealing the 72-hour waiting ban on abortion care, describing it as sexist and patronizing.
- Supports tackling the maternal mortality crisis and expanding access to healthcare.

Healthcare

For Candidate Sophia Chitlik on Issue education: Supports local control over curriculum and school safety budgets, advocating for restorative practices instead of school resource officers.

Supports local control over curriculum and school safety budgets, advocating for restorative practices instead of school resource officers.

Supports centering the voices and needs of educators by lowering teacher-to-student ratios, reinstating master’s pay statewide, and expanding free breakfast and lunch programs.

Opposes the Republican-led voucher program, arguing it undermines public education and redirects funds to private and religious institutions.

Supports passing common sense gun laws to address the threat of mass shootings in schools, including banning assault weapons, regulating ghost guns, expanding background checks, and requiring state licensing for gun dealers.

- Supports local control over curriculum and school safety budgets, advocating for restorative practices instead of school resource officers.
- Supports centering the voices and needs of educators by lowering teacher-to-student ratios, reinstating master’s pay statewide, and expanding free breakfast and lunch programs.
- Opposes the Republican-led voucher program, arguing it undermines public education and redirects funds to private and religious institutions.
- Supports passing common sense gun laws to address the threat of mass shootings in schools, including banning assault weapons, regulating ghost guns, expanding background checks, and requiring state licensing for gun dealers.

Education

For Candidate Sophia Chitlik on Issue energy-and-environment:  
Plans to protect the environment and invest in a clean energy future.

Plans to protect the environment and invest in a clean energy future.

- Plans to protect the environment and invest in a clean energy future.

Energy & the Environment

As of January 2, 2026, Sophia Chitlik’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports redistricting led by a bipartisan commission to prevent gerrymandering, viewing it as a threat to democracy.

- Supports redistricting led by a bipartisan commission to prevent gerrymandering, viewing it as a threat to democracy.

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For Candidate Sophia Chitlik on Issue Foreign Policy and Immigration: Supports redistricting led by a bipartisan commission to prevent gerrymandering, viewing it as a threat to democracy.

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