North Carolina Agricultural and Technical graduates have served in government on many levels including local, state, the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, such as North Carolina House of Representatives member Alma Adams;[114] retired politician Edolphus Towns, who represented the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives;[115] Pennsylvania House of Representatives member Jake Wheatley;[116] and former politician Jesse Jackson Jr., who represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.[117]