Sophia Chitlik

Sophia Chitlik Abram (born 1989 or 1990) is an American politician serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 22nd district since 2025. She was a field organizer for Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign and later worked in the U.S. Department of Labor and the White House before transitioning to nonprofit leadership and impact investing.

Early life and education Chitlik was born in 1989 or 1990 and raised in Burbank, California. She graduated from Campbell Hall School in 2007 and then New York University.

Career Chitlik was a field organizer during the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign, where she led general election operations in Loudoun County, Virginia.

She later served as chief operating officer of The Future Project, a nonprofit education startup company, overseeing an $11 million budget and leading growth initiatives.

Personal life Chitlik has lived in Durham since 2017. She is a mother. Chitlik attended New York University (NYU), majoring in Political Community Building. She is married to Ben Abram, an energy company executive and the grandson of Morris B. Abram. In March 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) alleged Abram's former company, American Efficient, had operated a fraudulent energy efficiency scheme and proposed fines of $722 million in civil penalties and $252 million in restitution against the company. In April 2026, FERC found that American Efficient "stole half a billion dollars from hard-working Americans" by collecting compensation through their "money-for-nothing scheme." FERC ordered American Efficient to disgorge approximately $410 million in unjust profits and imposed a civil penalty of $722 million.