Josh Stein
Governor of North Carolina — currently serving. Party, term history, and sourced provenance. Sections fill in as records land.
Terms
- Governor of North Carolina Democratic Current
Background
- background Born September 13, 1966; American politician and lawyer; Democrat; North Carolina's first Jewish governor.
- role North Carolina Senate (2009–2016, 16th district); 51st Attorney General North Carolina (2017–2025, two terms).
- achievement 2016 attorney general election defeated Buck Newton (0.54%); 2020 reelected defeating Jim O'Neill (0.26%).
- achievement 76th Governor of North Carolina (2025–present); 2024 defeated Republican Mark Robinson (14.82% margin).
- achievement Won 2024 gubernatorial race as Democrat despite Trump winning North Carolina by 3.2 points same year.
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