Steve Troxler

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 10, 2007 - 10:17am.
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Office District Status
Ag. Commissioner Statewide Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Republican 2004 2012
Level of Government  
Council of State  
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
April 12, 1952 Greensboro, NC Browns Summit, NC

Synopsis

Steve Troxler is the state agriculture commissioner and one of two Republicans on the Council of State. A farmer from Guilford County who has grown tobacco, wheat, soy beans and cattle, he ran for Agriculture Commissioner in 2000 against Meg Scott Phipps. In 2004, he ran against Britt Cobb, who had been appointed to fill out Phipps' term after she went to prison. In office, he launched the "Got to Be N.C." agriculture marketing campaign and led efforts to expand farmland preservation. He was re-elected in 2008.

Trivia

The day he was sworn in, he drove a John Deere tractor from the state fairgrounds to the Agriculture building. 

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Biography

Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Sharon
Children
Two sons, Jeremy and Shawn

Steve Troxler is the state agriculture commissioner and one of two Republicans on the Council of State.

Early Life and Education

Steven Wayne Troxler was born April 12, 1952, in Greensboro, N.C.

He earned a bachelor of science from N.C. State University in 1974. 

Political Career 

Troxler is a farmer from Guilford County who has grown tobacco, wheat, soy beans and cattle.

He ran for Agriculture Commissioner in 2000 against Meg Scott Phipps. In 2004, he ran against Britt Cobb, who had been appointed to fill out Phipps' term after she went to prison.

In office, he launched the "Got to Be N.C." agriculture marketing campaign and led efforts to expand farmland preservation.

On May 9, 2007, he kicked off his re-election campaign at a fundraiser outside Salisbury.

He defeated Democrat Ronnie Ansley, winning 52 percent of the vote.

Along with Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, he is currently one of two Republicans elected to a statewide partisan office in North Carolina.

Research and reporting by Ryan Teague Beckwith. 

Occupation

Farmer





Community Involvement:
Not specified.

Contact Info

Email: steve.troxler@ncmail.net

Department of Agriculture
1001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1001
919-733-7125



Education

bachelor of science
N.C. State University
Graduated: 1974



Military

Not specified.

Links

http://www.ncagr.com






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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Troxler






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