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Josh Stein

Governor of North Carolina

Josh Stein is the Governor of North Carolina, in office since January 1, 2025. He previously served eight years as North Carolina's attorney general and before that was a state senator and a senior deputy attorney general.

Public record

Office and sources

Office
Governor of North Carolina
Representing
North Carolina
Public role
State executive branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 1, 2025
Education
Dartmouth College (B.A.); Harvard University (M.P.P., J.D.)
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Josh Stein ↗
  • NC Governor: Josh Stein ↗
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Background

Biography

Josh Stein was born in Washington, D.C., on September 13, 1966, according to the National Governors Association. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School and Dartmouth College and earned law and public policy degrees from Harvard University. After college he taught high school English and economics in Zimbabwe for two years. His official biography says that as a young lawyer he worked with the Self-Help Credit Union and the North Carolina Minority Support Center.

Between 2001 and 2008 Stein was senior deputy attorney general for consumer protection in the North Carolina Department of Justice. He also served in the state Senate before spending eight years as North Carolina's attorney general.

Stein, a Democrat, began his term as governor on January 1, 2025.

Sources for this biography

  • National Governors Association: Gov. Josh Stein ↗
  • NC Governor: Josh Stein ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

Voting record

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

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