# Jay Chaudhuri

Jay Chaudhuri is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: NC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/75860d99-3e31-4c38-b511-734f76477c9b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75860d99-3e31-4c38-b511-734f76477c9b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Chaudhuri reported $538.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## What Chaudhuri says (NC 2025–26 session)

293 classified statements: 293 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chaudhuri | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.4% | 152 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 18.1% | 10.3% | 66 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 49.1% | 42.9% | 142 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.2% | 3.4% | 36 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 11.6% | 16.1% | 184 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 0.8% | 89 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Families 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 2,734 donors and 239 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NC 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 81% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 98.4% (93.2%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/
- 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/
- 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/
- 2026-07-28 · voted nay · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/
- 2026-07-28 · voted nay · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/
- 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/
- 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/

## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 75. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 37 of 44).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1051: Don't Zone Out Child Care. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1051/
- SB 1053: Child Care Licensing Penalty Reform. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1053/
- SB 1039: Construction Inspection Efficiency Act. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1039/
- SB 1052: Amend Child Care Definitions/FFN Providers. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1052/
- SB 1054: No Child Left Unfed. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1054/
- SB 842: CARDINAL Act. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB842/
- SB 830: Government Modernization/Funds. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB830/
- SB 822: Every School Has Resources Act. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB822/
- SB 827: Hate Crimes Prevention Act. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB827/
- SB 593: Grant Our Kids Care Act. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB593/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $538.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2110805070602269009
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2110144520683712738
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2107269643408748772
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2107269645270909257
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2107269646814527926
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2105766195592937681
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2100951552303177825
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2100951553335067100
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2100951554945687555
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri/status/2100951556166176944

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/395
- Campaign site: https://www.jayfornc.com/
- X: https://x.com/jay_chaudhuri
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JayForNC/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jay.chaudhuri.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jay_chaudhuri
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaychaudhuri/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75860d99-3e31-4c38-b511-734f76477c9b