James Cecil Adams Jr. (born 1949) is a Republican member of the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

. He has represented the 96th district (including constituents in

Catawba County Catawba County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton, North Carolina, Newton, and its largest city is Hick ...

) 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

2018

2016

2014

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Jay Living people 1949 births Place of birth missing (living people) People from Hickory, North Carolina The Citadel alumni 21st-century American legislators Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century North Carolina politicians