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Jay Adams

PEP · Politician

Jay Adams is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jay Adams · Джей Адамс · جاي آدامز				[sources]
Alias	Adams, J. · J. Adams · J.C. Adams				[sources]
Birth date	1949				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
Email	jay.adams@ncleg.gov				[sources]
First name	Jay				[sources]
Last name	Adams				[sources]
Political association	Republican · Republican Party				[sources]
Website	jayadamsnchouse.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20090057				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of the North Carolina House of Representatives				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician from North Carolina

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,420

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,328

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata330,783

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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