Benjamin Stephenson Goss (November 7, 1949 – October 26, 2015) was an American politician. He served two terms (January 2007 – December 2010) as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represented the 45th Senate district, including constituents in Alexander, Ashe,

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, and Wilkes counties. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by Republican

Dan Soucek Daniel Frederick Chittenden Soucek (born April 22, 1969) is a Republican former member of the North Carolina Senate, who represented the State's 45th district. During his time in office, the 45th District included Alexander, Ashe, Watauga and ...

. Goss was an ordained

Southern Baptist The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The word ...

minister and resided in

Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters for the disaster a ...

. He has a BS in social science with a minor in education from

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...

and a

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(MDiv) from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He died at his home in Boone from cancer on October 26, 2015, at the age of 65.

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Official legislative pageSenatorSteveGoss.com: Goss campaign site
Democratic Party North Carolina state senators 1949 births 2015 deaths People from Ashe County, North Carolina People from Boone, North Carolina Appalachian State University alumni Southern Baptist ministers Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni 21st-century American politicians Baptists from North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub