Steve Troxler

Troxler, a resident of Browns Summit, North Carolina , studied Conservation at North Carolina State University , earning a bachelor's degree in 1974 ; he later founded a family tobacco and wheat farming operation.

Troxler ran for the post of North Carolina Commissioner Of Agriculture in 2000 , losing to Meg Scott Phipps ; he ran again for the same position in the 2004 Council Of State Election , finishing only 2,000 votes ahead of incumbent Democrat Britt Cobb . However, because over 4,000 votes were lost in Carteret County , the race was unresolved for over three months. After extended legal battles between Cobb and Troxler, Cobb conceded the race on February 4 , 2005 .

Troxler was sworn in as North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner on February 8, 2005, a month after the rest of the Council Of State , becoming the first Republican Agriculture Commissioner in the state's history. After his inauguration at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds , Troxler rode a Tractor to his downtown offices.

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