Chaz Beasley

Chaz Beasley (born October 24, 1985) is an American attorney and politician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Beasley represents District 92 (part of Mecklenburg County) in the North Carolina House of Representatives and was elected to his first term on November 8, 2016.[1]

Chaz Beasley
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded byCharles Jeter
Personal details
Born (1985-10-24) October 24, 1985
Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
Georgetown University (JD)
OccupationAttorney, politician

Early life

Chaz Beasley was born in Statesville, North Carolina, and grew up in a low-income, single parent home.[2]

Education

Beasley graduated as valedictorian of Newton-Conover High School in 2004, with high honors in economics from Harvard University in 2008, and from Georgetown Law School in 2013, during which time he also coached youth basketball at a small grade school.

Career

Currently (as of 2018) an associate with the law firm of Alston & Bird,[3] Beasley works in finance, focusing on capital markets transactions, representing financial institutions in corporate and structured debt financing. Before that, Beasley served on the staff of the United States Senate Majority Leader. He also interned for judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of North Carolina. During the financial crisis of 2008, he performed risk management in the residential mortgage industry.

Beasley also volunteers with local organizations and serves on the boards of multiple nonprofit organizations.

Politics

Beasley has been elected twice (in 2016 and 2018) as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving the people of District 92.[4][5]

In 2019, he announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2020 election.[6] Beasley came in fourth place on March 3, 2020, with 18.86% of the vote.[7]

Personal life

Beasley lives in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte.

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References
  1. State Board of Elections
  2. Ron Brown Scholar Program
  3. Bakari Sellers, Chaz Beasley to Address NCCU Graduates
  4. Boraks, David (February 13, 2018). "Incumbent Lawmakers Lead The Way As Election Filing Opens". WFAE. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  5. State Board of Elections
  6. "Chaz Beasley announces run for lieutenant governor in NC". WCNC. March 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  7. https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/yvonne-holley-leads-lieutenant-governor-s-r/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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