Chaz Beasley
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
In office
January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byJustin Moore
Succeeded byTerry Brown
Personal details
Born (1985-10-24) October 24, 1985
Statesville, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
Georgetown University (JD)
OccupationAttorney, politician

Chaz Beasley (born October 24, 1985) is an American attorney and politician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Beasley represented 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]

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 an associate with the law firm of Moore & Van Allen, Beasley works in finance, focusing on capital markets transactions, representing financial institutions in corporate and structured debt financing.[3][4] Before that, Beasley served on the staff of the United States Senate Majority Leader and as an employee of the law firm Alston & Bird. 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.

Politics

Beasley has been elected twice (in 2016 and 2018) as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 92.[5][6]

In 2019, he announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2020 election.[7] Beasley tied for third place on March 3, 2020, with 18.86% of the vote.[8]

In 2022, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Beasley to the State Board of Community Colleges.[9]

Personal life

Beasley lives in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte.

Electoral history

2020

2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election Democratic primary election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Lewis Holley 309,274 26.58%
Democratic Terry Van Duyn 237,885 20.44%
Democratic Chaz Beasley 219,503 18.86%
Democratic Allen Thomas 219,229 18.84%
Democratic Bill Toole 111,843 9.61%
Democratic Ron Newton 65,970 5.67%
Total votes 1,163,704 100.00%

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chaz Beasley (incumbent) 20,043 70.02%
Republican Debbie Ware 8,580 29.98%
Total votes 28,623 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chaz Beasley 22,941 54.38%
Republican Beth Danae Caulfield 19,246 45.62%
Total votes 42,187 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ State Board of Elections
  2. ↑ "Ron Brown Scholar Program". Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "NC Rep. Chaz Beasely joins Moore & Van Allen in Charlotte". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Chaz Beasley: Moore & Van Allen Law Firm, Attorneys". www.mvalaw.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ Boraks, David (February 13, 2018). "Incumbent Lawmakers Lead The Way As Election Filing Opens". WFAE. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ State Board of Elections
  7. ↑ "Chaz Beasley announces run for lieutenant governor in NC". WCNC. March 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ Tauss, Leigh (March 4, 2020). "Yvonne Lewis Holley Leads Lieutenant Governor's Race; Runoff Possible". INDY Week.
  9. ↑ Press Release: Governor Cooper Announces State Boards and Commissions Appointments
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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