Steve Troxler

Steve Troxler

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office February 4, 2005
Governor	Mike Easley Beverly Perdue Pat McCrory
Preceded by	Britt Cobb
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	North Carolina State University

Steve Troxler is a tobacco farmer and the Republican Commissioner of Agriculture for the U.S. state of North Carolina, sworn in February 8, 2005 after an extended election dispute following the November 2004 statewide election.

Troxler, a resident of Browns Summit, North Carolina, studied conservation at North Carolina State University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1974; he later founded a family tobacco and wheat farming operation.

Troxler ran for the post of North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture in 2000, losing to Meg Scott Phipps; he ran again for the same position in the 2004 Council of State election, finishing only 2,000 votes ahead of incumbent Democrat Britt Cobb. However, because over 4,000 votes were lost in Carteret County, the race was unresolved for over three months. After extended legal battles between Cobb and Troxler, Cobb conceded the race on February 4, 2005.

Troxler was sworn in as North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner on February 8, 2005, a month after the rest of the Council of State, becoming the first Republican Agriculture Commissioner in the state's history. After his inauguration at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Troxler rode a tractor to his downtown offices.

Steve Troxler was elected in 2008 to serve another term as Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the state of North Carolina.^[1] In 2012 he was elected to a third term. There has been some controversy regarding his stance on legally carried firearms at the NC State Fair. Opponents like to point out that he promised police escorts for attendees to get to their cars safely, but none were provided.

Electoral history

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Republican Primary Election, 2000
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Steve Troxler	66,257	27.37
Republican	Tom Davidson	58,189	24.04
Republican	Billy Guthrie	50,386	20.81
Republican	David Rouzer	28,134	11.62
Republican	Frank Tadlock	20,020	8.27
Republican	Elbie Powers	19,098	7.89

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2000
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Meg Scott Phipps	1,418,164	50.57
Republican	Steve Troxler	1,386,311	49.43

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Steve Troxler	1,666,197	50.03
Democratic	Britt Cobb (inc.)	1,663,910	49.97

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2008
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Steve Troxler (inc.)	2,130,146	52.05
Democratic	Ronnie Ansley	1,962,741	47.95

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Steve Troxler (inc.)	2,303,586	53.22
Democratic	Walter Smith	2,025,054	46.78

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Republican Primary Election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Steve Troxler (inc.)	634,100	68.77
Republican	Andy Stevens	287,948	31.23

References

↑ "Steve Troxler for Commissioner". November 2008.

External links

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services website

Current statewide political officials of North Carolina

U.S. Senators	Richard Burr Thom Tillis

State government	Pat McCrory, Governor Dan Forest, Lieutenant Governor Elaine Marshall, Secretary of State Roy Cooper, Attorney General Steve Troxler, Agriculture Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, Insurance Commissioner Cherie Berry, Labor Commissioner June Atkinson, Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Cowell, Treasurer Beth Wood, Auditor

Senate	Phil Berger, President Pro Tempore Harry Brown, Majority Leader Dan Blue, Minority Leader

House	Tim Moore, Speaker Mike Hager, Majority Leader Larry Hall, Minority Leader

Supreme Court (elected)	Mark Martin, Chief Justice Robert Edmunds Paul Martin Newby Robin Hudson Barbara Jackson Cheri Beasley Jimmy Ervin

Preceded by Britt Cobb	North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture 2005–present	Incumbent

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