Anna Harris Stein

Anna Harris Stein
Stein speaking at the North Carolina First Lady's Luncheon in 2025
First Lady of North Carolina
Assumed role
January 1, 2025
GovernorJosh Stein
Preceded byKristin Cooper
Personal details
Born
Anna Harris

Elkin, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJosh Stein
Children3
Residence(s)Executive Mansion (primary)
Western Residence (secondary)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS, JD, MPH)
Occupationlawyer, public health official

Anna Harris Stein is an American lawyer, public health official, and civic leader. Between 2011 and 2024, she worked as a legal advisor for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. On January 1, 2025, as the wife of Governor Josh Stein, she became the first lady of North Carolina. In April 2025, she was appointed to the North Carolina Joint Reentry Council by the North Carolina Secretary of Adult Correction.