"Jerry Meek" (born 1970) is a North Carolina business and tax litigation attorney and Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party activist who was the chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party from 2005 through 2009.

Jerry Meek became involved in Democratic Party politics at age 13, as a volunteer for Democratic nominees in the 1984 election. As a teenager, he served as President of the State and National Teen Democrats. At age 17, he was elected as the youngest delegate ever elected to a Democratic National Convention.

After graduating from high school, he attended Duke University. Three and a half years later, he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa Society/Phi Beta Kappa from Duke, double majoring in Economics and Political Science. Meek then won a fellowship to study at the University of Notre Dame, where he completed a Masters degree in Government. In the fall of 1995, Meek returned to North Carolina to attend Duke Law School, completing his law degree in 1997.

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Since the (final) budget has to be voted up or down without any amendment, there's no opportunity to have that kind of debate.

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The fact that Dubai is paying her husband to help pass the deal presents both a financial and ethical conflict of interest for Sen. Dole. Congress does have a role in such a consequential deal, but once again, the coziness of lobbyists with Republicans in Washington is both troubling and inappropriate.

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There is probably no subject that I've gotten more communication about since my election nine months ago than the voting machine issue.

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Many of you have e-mailed me or telephoned me. I've heard from you by just about all means possible except by hot air balloon.

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The problem is with the system. Everybody understands it is. What we need ultimately is to institute (solutions) to systematic problems.

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What is going to build up the party are new ideas, creativity and imagination.

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Moore County is going through growing pains.

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I think it would be difficult for a challenger to use any of that.

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I've spoken to many members of the legislature. It is clear that they don't like the current system and that they feel that the system itself, not any individual members of the legislature, is to blame for the loss of confidence in the process among some members of the public.

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