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Josh Stein Competes For An Open Spot As Attorney General

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Charlie Shelton
Published October 26, 2016 at 12:19 PM EDT
Democratic candidate for Attorney General Josh Stein
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Democratic candidate for Attorney General Josh Stein
Democratic candidate for Attorney General Josh Stein
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Democratic candidate for Attorney General Josh Stein

Democrat Josh Stein and Republican Buck Newton are vying for the open seat left by Attorney General Roy Cooper who stepped down to run for governor.

Stein served as Senior Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection under Cooper from 2001 to 2008. He is the former minority whip in the state Senate where he represented Wake County. The latest polls show Stein leading Newton.

Stein hasoutraisedNewton, and has spent more money on television ads. Attorney General Cooper refused to defendHB2in federal court, raising questions about whether the next attorney general will defend the controversial law. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Josh Stein, the democratic candidate for Attorney General.

Host FrankStasiotalks with Stein about his platform and priorities. Senator Newton was invited to appear on the program and declined.

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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