“State Senator Stein to Run Again”
Posted on 09 February 2010 | Jennifer Wig
From NBC17
RALEIGH, N.C. – Senator Josh Stein Tuesday filed for re-election for North Carolina State Senate District 16, which covers most of western Wake County.
“I hope to continue serving my constituents in Wake County,” Stein said in a release to the media. “In this economy, job creation must be our top priority. We must also lay the groundwork for long-term economic growth by supporting our public K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities.”
Stein serves as vice-chairman of the Judiciary I committee and serves on the Commerce and Finance Committees, among other committee and commission assignments. He had the 3rd highest percentage of public bills enacted into law among all 50 Senators from across the state.
“First Term Senator Makes a Mark”
AARPBulletintoday
January 1, 2010
AARP North Carolina recently honored Stein with its 2009 Outstanding Legislator Award. Click link (http://bulletin.aarp.org/states/nc/articles/first-term_state_senator.html) to read the article.
“Stein named 2009 Legislator of the Year by NC Sustainable Energy Association”
2009 LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR – NCSEA honored two legislators – Rep. Angela Bryant (D-Nash) and Sen. Josh Stein (D-Wake) – for their valuable leadership and outstanding efforts during this year’s legislative session, which resulted in passage of more than a dozen sustainable energy related bills that will create jobs, expand business opportunities, and spark financial investments in communities across North Carolina. In announcing the awards, NCSEA’s Executive Director Ivan Urlaub said, “We honor and salute Rep. Angela Bryant and Sen. Josh Stein’s leadership on issues critical to making green energy solutions more accessible and affordable for all North Carolinians, their dedicated efforts in supporting policies to make our state competitive nationally in creating green jobs and attracting new investments, and furthering the House and Senate’s understanding of how to turn some of our greatest energy challenges into opportunities for our great state.”
Although a newcomer to the Senate, Sen. Josh Stein exemplified remarkable leadership on several important sustainable energy issues from day one, which surpassed the efforts of many other more senior legislators. Sen. Stein was one of the key negotiators who helped secure final passage of the renewable energy tax credit extension until 2016, the expansion of energy savings performance contracts, and a study to establish a renewable energy certificates (RECs) trading system for North Carolina. Sen. Stein also introduced legislation to create the NC Sustainability 2050 Task Force, which would develop a sustainability plan for sustainable growth and development in North Carolina through the year 2050.
“Stein Presented Legislative Award by WakeUP Wake County”
WakeUP awarded Josh a leadership award at its annual meeting on November 16 for his “hard work and dedication during the 2009 legislative session... Senator Stein sponsored S 1020, the Improve Upper Neuse Basin Water Quality bill, which also passed the General Assembly in August 2009. This bill will ensure action to clean up Falls Lake, including measures to help control runoff from development and incentives to encourage faster action by developers and municipalities to protect and restore water quality in the Lake. Stein recognized that, as the primary water supply for Raleigh and eastern Wake County, it is imperative that we protect Falls Lake, particularly as the area's population grows and threats from new development increase.”
“North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Presents Legislative Award to Sen. Stein”
On August 27, 2009, the Coalition of the mayors and city managers of the 26 largest cities in North Carolina recognized Josh for his “outstanding efforts this session in the areas of transit and transportation” and presented his its Metro Mayors Legislative Award for 2009.
