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Anna Harris Stein is an American lawyer and civic leader. Since 2011, she has worked as a legal advisor for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. In January 1, 2025, as the wife of Governor Josh Stein, she became the First Lady of North Carolina. She is the state's first Jewish first lady.

Early life and education

Stein grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended Richard J. Reynolds High School. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career and public life

Stein began working as legal specialist with the North Carolina Division of Public Health's Chronic Disease and Injury Section, a division within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in 2011. The division she advises is focused on tobacco-free living, health eating, active living and injury prevention policies. From 2012 to 2014, she worked on the Community Transformation Grant Project. She later served on the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch's opioid overdose prevention team. In October 2023, Stein switched to a part-time role with the department, focusing on health care toolkits for jails and detention centers.

In August 2024, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson alleged that Stein was "deeply embedded" in the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which was investigating a nonprofit run by Robinson's wife, Second Lady Yolanda Hill Robinson, for mismanaging funds provided by the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Robinson falsley claimed that Stein, whose husband, Josh Stein, was running against Robinson as the Democratic nominee in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election, was targeting him because of the election. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that Stein was not involved in any of the investigations against the Robinson's business.

On January 1, 2025, Stein's husband was sworn in as the Governor of North Carolina, making her the First Lady of North Carolina. She is the state's first Jewish first lady and her husband is the state's first Jewish governor. A public inauguration will be on January 11, 2025 at the North Carolina State Capitol, followed by a ball hosted by the Junior League of Raleigh.

Personal life

She is married to Josh Stein. They have three children. The family are members of Temple Beth Or, a Reform synagogue in Raleigh.

References

1. https://www.opioidpreventionsummit.org/dt_team/anna-stein/
2. ^ https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/08/20/robinson-alleges-steins-wife-was-deeply-embedded-in-dhhs-ag-says-his-claim-is-ridiculous-spokesperson-for-dhhs-confirmed-anna-stein-has-not-bee/
3. ^ https://myfox8.com/news/politics/nc-gov-race/lt-gov-mark-robinsons-campaign-draws-line-to-josh-steins-wife-amid-nonprofit-investigation-alleges-weaponization-of-government/
4. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article291087470.html
5. ^ https://www.aol.com/josh-stein-sworn-north-carolina-181200452.html
6. https://www.wral.com/nc-attorney-general-josh-stein-with-his-wife-anna-as-he-files-to-run-for-governor-in-2024/21192721/
7. https://www.stateagreport.com/spotlight-archive/spotlight-nc-ag-josh-stein/
8. https://forward.com/fast-forward/671866/josh-stein-jewish-north-carolina-governor/

• Living people
• 21st-century American Jews
• 21st-century American women lawyers
• American Reform Jews
• First ladies and gentlemen of North Carolina
• Jewish American people in North Carolina politics
• North Carolina Democrats
• People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Spouses of North Carolina politicians
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
• Women in North Carolina politics