Senator Jeff Tarte was elected to 3 terms as Mayor of Cornelius before being elected to the NC State Senate in 2012. Prior to serving in government, Senator Tarte was a partner at Ernst & Young, started several small businesses, was a co-founder of Applied Revenue Analytics & currently serves as its Chairman Emeritus. Senator Tarte received a degree in Economics from the University of Illinois, College of Commerce and Business Administration. In addition, he has Executive Education in Finance from Duke University’s Fuquay School and in Senior Leadership State and Local Government from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
