Josh Stein | |
|---|---|
 Stein in 2013 | |
| 51st Attorney General of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Governor | Roy Cooper |
| Preceded by | Roy Cooper |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office January 1, 2009 – March 21, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Cowell |
| Succeeded by | Jay Chaudhuri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua Harold Stein September 13, 1966 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Anna Harris |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (MPP, JD) |
| Website | Campaign website Official website |
Joshua Harold Stein (born September 13, 1966)[1] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 51st attorney general of North Carolina since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Stein previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 2009 to 2016. He is also the Democratic nominee in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election.
Born in Washington, D.C., Stein moved to North Carolina with his family at an early age. He studied at Dartmouth College and earned his law degree from Harvard before being elected to represent North Carolina's 16th Senate district in 2008. Stein left the state Senate upon winning the Democratic nomination in the 2016 North Carolina Attorney General election and defeated Republican state senator Buck Newton, making him the first Jewish person to win a statewide election in North Carolina.[2][3] He was re-elected in 2020 after defeating Republican Forsyth County district attorney Jim O'Neill.[4] Stein chose not to seek a third term as state attorney general to instead run for governor.[5] After winning the Democratic nomination, he will face Republican lieutenant governor Mark Robinson in the general election.[6]
- ^ "Josh Stein's Biography". Vote Smart.
- ^ Gannon, Patrick (November 29, 2013). "Josh Stein says he'll run for NC Attorney General in 2016". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jewish Firsts in North Carolina Politics". November 25, 2020.
- ^ "NC Attorney General Josh Stein wins reelection". newsobserver.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "NC Attorney General Josh Stein to run for governor". Abc 11. January 18, 2023.
- ^ Edelman, Adam. "Republican Mark Robinson and Democrat Josh Stein will face off in North Carolina's governor race". NBC News. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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