He has worked on various state and nationwide electoral campaigns, served as the Deputy Press Secretary at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., and worked for Baker Botts L.L.P. in their Dallas, Washington D.C. and Abu Dhabi offices. Jay earned his J.D. at the Washington College of Law at American University and graduated from Boston College where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Jay is a husband and father of two.