Josh Stein
Josh Stein | |
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Stein in 2025 | |
| 76th Governor of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Rachel Hunt |
| Preceded by | Roy Cooper |
| 51st Attorney General of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Governor | Roy Cooper |
| Preceded by | Roy Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Jackson |
| 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. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Anna Harris |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
| Signature | |
| Website | Office website Campaign website |
Joshua Harold Stein (born September 13, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 76th governor of North Carolina since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Stein served as the 51st attorney general of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025 and in the North Carolina Senate from 2009 to 2016.
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 Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School 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, in which he defeated Republican nominee Buck Newton by 0.54%. He was reelected in 2020, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Jim O'Neill by 0.26%.
Stein chose not to seek a third term as state attorney general and instead ran for governor in the 2024 election. After winning the Democratic nomination, he defeated Republican nominee Mark Robinson in the general election by 14.82%. He is North Carolina's first Jewish governor.