Josh Stein
| Josh Stein | |
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| Attorney General of North Carolina Elect | |
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Taking office January 5, 2017 | |
| Governor | Roy Cooper |
| Succeeding | Roy Cooper |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district | |
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In office January 15, 2009 – March 21, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Cowell |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Harris |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (MPA, JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Josh Stein (born September 13, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of North Carolina. Stein is North Carolina's Attorney General-elect, defeating Republican Buck Newton by a slim 0.5%. He was most recently a member of the North Carolina Senate representing District 16 (Wake County). Stein was sworn in for his first term on January 15, 2009. After being re-elected, he was elected minority whip by his colleagues in December 2010.[1]
Josh Stein is married to Anna Harris Stein and has three children – Sam, Adam, and Leah. Stein graduated from Chapel Hill High School and lives in Raleigh. Stein earned his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College and went on to Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government. He has worked for the Self-Help Credit Union in Durham and the United States Senate. Prior to serving in the General Assembly, Stein spent eight years as North Carolina's Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection.
He announced in 2013 that he would run for re-election in 2014 and then for North Carolina Attorney General in 2016. His former boss, Attorney General Roy Cooper, is running for Governor in 2016. In 2014, Stein was opposed by Republican Molotov Mitchell, who ran an "unusual" campaign - challenging Stein to push-ups and promising to "bounce" a National Security Agency-funded laboratory from the campus of North Carolina State University.[2] Stein was re-elected in a landslide.[3][4]
Following the March 15 Democratic Primary, Stein resigned from his seat in the North Carolina State Senate to focus on the race for Attorney General.[5]
Legislative recognition
- Sierra Club of North Carolina named Stein a "2009 Environmental Champion of the North Carolina General Assembly" for his efforts to ban plastic bags on the Outer Banks and to clean up Falls Lake.[6]
- North Carolina Association of Educators named him a "Rising Star" (2010)[7]
- AARP Outstanding Legislator Award for Consumer Protection (2009)[8]
- WakeUP Wake County Legislative Leadership Award (2009)[9]
- North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association Legislator of the Year (2009)[10]
- North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Legislative Award (2009)[11]
- The League of Conservation Voters presented Josh its “Rising Star, Green Tie Award” (2010) and named him their "Defender of the Environment" recipient (2016).”[12]
- The NC Justice Center honored Josh as the 2011 “Defender of Justice” for his dedication to expanding opportunity and prosperity for and North Carolinians.[13]
- Talking About Politics' Gary Pearce tapped Josh as the Democratic "MVP" for his "courage and conviction" and "political skills" during the 2013 long session.[14]
- Equality NC selected Josh as the inaugural 2013 Jamie Kirk Hahn Ally Award for his longstanding efforts to enact the Nondiscrimination in State Employment Act.[15]
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honored Josh with its 2015 Legislator of the Year award for his work coauthoring legislation creating an all-offender ignition interlock law for anyone convicted of drunk driving.[16]
References
- ↑ News & Observer: Senate Dems choose Nesbitt
- ↑ "Unusual Molotov Mitchell campaign targets incumbent Sen. Josh Stein". newsobserver. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/04/4294077_nc-senate-district-16-incumbent.html
- ↑ http://abc11.com/politics/wake-state-sen-stein-resigns-for-attorney-general-bid/1255603/
- ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/11/27/3413371/josh-stein-says-hell-run-for-nc.html
- ↑ http://nc.sierraclub.org/work/docs/2009annualreport.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ncae.org/Images/Users/reportcard/reportcard.pdf
- ↑ "Daily News - Articles & Info on Health, Money, Social Security, Medicare, Politics - Bulletin Today". AARP. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/node/277
- ↑ http://www.ncsustainableenergy.org/news/ncsea/display/85-ncseaannounces2009sustainableenergyawards
- ↑ http://ncmetromayors.com/files/2009/12/2009-Stein.pdf
- ↑ http://nclcv.org/advocate/honoring-green-legislators/greentie2016/
- ↑ "NC JUSTICE NEWS: Senate Budget Cuts + Defenders of Justice Awards + Unemployed Workers in Limbo". Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Democrats' MVP". Talking About Politics. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Equality NC Foundation: 2013 Jamie Kirk Hahn Ally Award - Josh Stein". Equality NC Foundation. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ MADD. "MADD - MADD Announces 2015 Legislators of the Year". Retrieved 30 March 2016.
External links
- NC General Assembly bio page
- Raleigh News & Observer profile
- N.C. Senate rejects sweepstakes parlors Charlotte Observer article
- NC Senate Agrees to Ban "Sweepstakes" Games
- Parlor Games
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| Preceded by Roy Cooper |
Attorney General of North Carolina Elect Taking office 2017 |
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