Fred F. Steen II served as the chief lobbyist/legislative liaison for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory until 2016 when McCrory appointed him to the Board of Review. From 2004 through 2012, Steen served as a Republican member of the

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representing the state's 76th House District, including constituents in

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County. A cost analyst from

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, he served as the town's mayor for eight years until he was appointed on 16 February 2004 to fill the seat of

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, who died in office. In 2011, Steen was ranked 4th in the North Carolina House for pro-business legislation by the

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. 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

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, then represented by

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. He lost in the Republican primary. While a legislator, he served on the board of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a national association of legislators.Board of Directors - ALEC
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Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Steen, Fred F. II Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Living people People from Landis, North Carolina 1960 births 21st-century American politicians