Gov. Josh Stein’s cabinet appointees were sworn into office Monday, taking the reins of North Carolina government. Stein, a Democrat who formerly served as attorney general, was sworn into office on New Year’s Day.

In a swearing-in ceremony, Stein told the members he’s excited to work with them and thanked them for their service already.

Several other cabinet members will have separate swearing-in ceremonies. Gabe Esparza, who will head the Department of Administration, will be sworn in on Jan. 11. Dev Sangvai, who will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is expected to be sworn in on Jan. 12.

Josh Stein is the governor of North Carolina, pledging his oath on Wednesday morning alongside his wife Anna. Stein, 58, succeeds 67-year-old Roy Cooper and continues the pattern of all but three men holding the position being Democrats since 1900.

North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years. During a small ceremony inside the old Senate chamber of the 1840 Capitol building,

The New Year means newly-elected state leaders have officially taken office. During his swearing-in ceremony in Raleigh on Wednesday morning, Governor Josh Stein said that he would reject politics of division and that North Carolina will go further when the state works together.

For North Carolina Gov.-elect Josh Stein, growing the state's already-buzzing economy won't be as straightforward as it seems.

Governor Josh Stein signed five executive orders to support recovery efforts following Helene's impact on western North Carolina.