Josh Stein is the Governor of North Carolina. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029. Stein was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Chapel Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina. Stein earned a bachelor's degree in history from Dartmouth College in 1988 and a J.D. and master's in public policy from Harvard University in 1995. After his undergraduate education, Stein taught English and economics in Zimbabwe for two years. Stein's other professional experience included working as a real estate project manager with the Self-Help Credit Union and as an adjunct professor at the Campbell University School of Law, where he taught courses in election law, consumer protection, and state legislative policymaking. Stein worked as a campaign manager and deputy chief of staff for Senator John Edwards from 1997 to 2000 and later served as North Carolina's Senior Deputy Attorney General from 2001 to 2009, working under then-Attorney General Roy Cooper. Stein was first elected to public office in 2008, when he defeated John M. Alexander, Jr. 60.8%-39.2% to represent District 16 in the North Carolina Senate. Stein was re-elected in 2010, 2012, and 2014. During his time in the Senate, Stein was a primary sponsor of Senate Bill 238, which became law in 2015, criminalizing certain uses for GPS tracking devices.
