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North Carolina voters elevated state Attorney General Josh Stein to the governor’s office Tuesday, rejecting scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
A Republican, he was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to fill the vacancy in the 2nd district due to the resignation of Jim Perry. [2] Brinson was elected to serve as Alderman of the Sixth Ward in New Bern, North Carolina in May 2022. [3] He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and is a veteran of the United States Army. [4]
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Seventy-five people have held the office since its inception in 1776. The governor serves a term of four years and chairs the collective body of the state's elected executive officials, the Council of State.
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The Senate has 50 members, and the term of office for each senator is two years. [1] The Senate's prerogatives and powers are ...
The role of the governor in NC. Current Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is finishing up his second term, and North Carolina limits governors to two consecutive terms. He has not yet said what he’ll ...
The North Carolina state Senate map passed by the General Assembly on Oct. 25, 2023, to use in the 2024 elections. ... which is where most Republican lawmakers serve. Senate leader Phil Berger, an ...
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. There have been 70 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 76 terms. The current governor is Democrat Josh Stein, who took office on January 1, 2025.
Born in New York, Berger was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2000. He became minority leader in 2004, and in 2010, he was selected by his fellow Republicans as their choice for the next Senate President Pro Tem. [1] [2] Berger was officially elected president Pro Tem when the legislature opened on January 26, 2011. [3]