Fred F. Steen II is the chief lobbyist/legislative liaison for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory .[ 2] From 2004 through 2012, Steen served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 76th House District, including constituents in Rowan County. A cost analyst from Landis, North Carolina , he served as the town's mayor for eight years until he was appointed on 16 February 2004 to fill the seat of W. Eugene McCombs , who died in office.[ 3]
In 2011, Steen was ranked 4th in the North Carolina House for pro-business legislation by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation.[ 4]
On December 8, 2011, Steen announced he would not run for re-election to the NC House, but would instead run for the Republican nomination for North Carolina's 8th congressional district , then represented by Democrat Larry Kissell .[ 5] He lost in the Republican primary.[ 6]
While a legislator, he served on the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a national association of legislators.[ 7]
Electoral history
Mayoral
Mayor of Landis Municipal Election 1999[ 8]
Candidate
Votes
%
Fred F. Steen II (unopposed)
100
100.00
Majority
100
100.00
Total votes
100
100.00
Mayor of Landis Municipal Election 2001[ 9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Fred F. Steen II
544
71.67
C. J. Nickelson Jr.
211
27.80
Write-in votes
4
0.53
Majority
333
43.87
Total votes
759
100.00
Mayor of Landis Municipal Election 2003[ 10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Fred F. Steen II
421
53.36
C. J. Nickelson Jr. (write-in)
368
46.64
Majority
53
6.71
Total votes
789
100.00
State representative
Congressional
References
^ [1]
^ News & Observer
^ Hill, Cortney (14 March 2004). "Steen takes oath as N.C. representative" . The Salisbury Post . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Business Ratings of the 2011 N.C. General Assembly" (PDF) . North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation. October 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2012 .
^ Minn, Karissa (9 December 2011). "Steen makes it official as Republican field taking on Kissell grows" . Salisbury Post . Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011 .
^ Minn, Karissa (May 9, 2012). "Elect 2012: Hudson, Keadle face runoff in 8th District to meet Kissell" . The Salisbury Post . Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012 .
^ Board of Directors - ALEC Retrieved April 17, 2012
^ "Rowan County 1999 Elections Results" . Rowan County Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .
^ "Rowan County 2001 Elections Results" . Rowan County Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .
^ "Rowan County 2003 Elections Results" . Rowan County Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .
^ "NC Primary Election Results 2004" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "NC General Election Results 2004" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "NC General Election Results 2006" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "NC Primary Election Results 2008" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .
^ "NC General Election Results 2008" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .
^ "NC General Election Results 2010" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011 .
^ "NC 8th District Republican Primary Election Results 2012" . NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 17, 2012 .