Several other cabinet members will have separate swearing-in ceremonies. Gabe Esparza, who will head the Department of Administration, will be sworn in on Jan. 11. Dev Sangvai, who will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is expected to be sworn in on Jan. 12.

Josh Stein is the governor of North Carolina, pledging his oath on Wednesday morning alongside his wife Anna. Stein, 58, succeeds 67-year-old Roy Cooper and continues the pattern of all but three men holding the position being Democrats since 1900.

North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years. During a small ceremony inside the old Senate chamber of the 1840 Capitol building,

The New Year means newly-elected state leaders have officially taken office. During his swearing-in ceremony in Raleigh on Wednesday morning, Governor Josh Stein said that he would reject politics of division and that North Carolina will go further when the state works together.

New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has already taken several actions to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene.

Governor Josh Stein signed five executive orders to support recovery efforts following Helene's impact on western North Carolina.

North Carolina's Governor-elect, Josh Stein, was officially sworn in as the state's 76th governor on Jan. 1. He was joined by his wife and family for the New Year's Day ceremony, where he vowed to support the Constitution and laws of both the United States and North Carolina and to faithfully perform the duties of his office.

Governor-elect Josh Stein will be sworn in as North Carolina’s 76th governor on Wednesday. The event will happen at 11 a.m. You can watch it here on wsoctv.com.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein answered questions for the first time on Thursday about a conversation he had with a Republican lawmaker in December who was weighing whether to side with Democrats on a controversial bill as he sought a top job in Stein’s new administration.