Fred Steen
Fred Steen is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed to the District 76 office on February 16, 2004. He served as a Deputy Minority Whip.
Steen was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Because no candidate received more than 40% of the vote in the Republican primary election on May 8, 2012, a runoff primary took place.[2] Steen was eliminated in the May 8, 2012, primary.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Steen served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Transportation
- Banking Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Commerce and Job Development Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Subcommittee on Mental Health
- Insurance Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Public Utilities Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Steen served on the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee, North Carolina House
- Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee, North Carolina House
- Appropriations Committee, North Carolina House
- Subcommittee on General Government
- Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship Committee, North Carolina House
- Local Government I Committee, North Carolina House
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee, North Carolina House
- Transportation Committee, North Carolina House
- Wildlife Resources Committee, North Carolina House
Elections
2012
Steen ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 8th District. Steen was eliminated in the May 8, 2012, primary.
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in North Carolina in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[3] North Carolina was rated 8th on the list.[3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Richard Hudson |
32.1% | 21,451 |
| Scott Keadle | 22% | 14,687 |
| Vernon Robinson | 18.2% | 12,181 |
| Fred F. Steen II | 14.5% | 9,670 |
| John M. Whitley | 13.3% | 8,894 |
| Total Votes | 66,883 | |
Ads
| Steen TV ad |
In April 2012, Steen released a 30-second television commercial titled "Conservative, Experienced, Local."[5]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Steen won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was unopposed in the general election.
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 76 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Fred Steen (R)
|
15,093 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Steen won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[8] $68,651 was raised for this campaign.[9] He ran unopposed.
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 76 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Fred Steen, II (R)
|
24,059 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- North Carolina's 8th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
- United States House of Representatives
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
- Representative Steen's facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Salisbury Post Steen makes it official as Republican field taking on Kissell grows January 13, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," accessed May 9, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Results," accessed October 10, 2012
- ↑ newsobserver.com, "In overshadowed 8th District race, Fred Steen goes local," accessed April 29, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official North Carolina General Election Results- November 2, 2010," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2008 General Election Results," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 30, 2014
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