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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Robert "Bob" Steinburg (b. July 30, 1948) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 1. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

Steinburg is a Republican candidate for District 1 of the North Carolina State Senate. The primary election is being held on May 8, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

Steinburg earned his A.A.S. in Retail Business Management from Corning Community College in 1969 and his B.S. in business administration from Upper Iowa University in 1990. He worked in sales and marketing for national clients before retirement.

Education

  • BS, Business Administration, Upper Iowa University, 1990
  • AAS, Retail Business Management, Corning Community College, 1969

Professional Experience

  • BS, Business Administration, Upper Iowa University, 1990
  • AAS, Retail Business Management, Corning Community College, 1969
  • Former Columnist, A Conservative Viewpoint
  • Sales/Marketing Associate, retired

Political Experience

  • BS, Business Administration, Upper Iowa University, 1990
  • AAS, Retail Business Management, Corning Community College, 1969
  • Former Columnist, A Conservative Viewpoint
  • Sales/Marketing Associate, retired
  • Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 1, 2019-present
  • Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
  • Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
  • Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 1, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2013-2019
  • Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 2, 2010
  • Delegate, National Republican Convention, 2008

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Commerce and Job Development Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environment Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Chair, Executive Committee, North Carolina Republican Party

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Representative, Republican Executive Committee, North Carolina 1st Congressional District

Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Community Colleges, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Wildlife Resources Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources

Member, Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology

Member, Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety

Member, Pensions and Retirement and Aging

Chair, Select Committee on Prison Safety

Member, State and Local Government

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Business Administration, Upper Iowa University, 1990
  • AAS, Retail Business Management, Corning Community College, 1969
  • Former Columnist, A Conservative Viewpoint
  • Sales/Marketing Associate, retired
  • Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 1, 2019-present
  • Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
  • Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
  • Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 1, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2013-2019
  • Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 2, 2010
  • Delegate, National Republican Convention, 2008
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Edenton Emergency Aid, 2006-present
  • Member, Edenton Historical Society, 2006-present
  • Member, Pastoral Care, Saint Paul's Church, Edenton, North Carolina, 2006-present
  • President, Athletic Boosters Club
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Grand Old Party County Chairman's Association
  • Member, Ducks Unlimited
  • Former President, Edenton Emergency Aid
  • Former Warden, Episcopal Church
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  • Former President, Republican Club, Albermarle-Pamlico
  • Committee Chair, Saint Paul's Church, Edenton
  • Chair, Republican Party, Chowan County, North Carolina, 2007-2010
  • Co-Chair, Taste of Edenton, Historical Commission, Edenton, 2010

Other Info

Favorite Book:

The Hidden Galleon

Favorite Movie:

Titanic

Favorite Quote:

"Truth is the best vindication against slander." Abraham Lincoln

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Community Service

Policy Positions

North Carolina State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No Answer

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- No Answer

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- Yes

9. Other or expanded principles
- c & d) I am wresting with theseAs a State Legislator I will not be voting on Right to Life issues

Budget, Spending, and Tax

State Spending

Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status

2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status

3. Environment
- Slightly Decrease

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase

7. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

State Taxes

Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status

3. Corporate taxes
- Eliminate

4. Gasoline taxes
- Greatly Decrease

5. Property taxes
- Greatly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Greatly Decrease

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budget Stabilization

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing North Carolina's budget.

1. Tapping into North Carolina's "rainy day" fund
- No

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- No

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No

6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?

1. Individual
- Yes

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- Yes

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No

6. Do you support increased inspection and oversight of dog breeding facilities?
- Yes

7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

4. Do you support a statewide ban on corporal punishment in public schools?
- Yes

5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to North Carolina's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes

7. Do you support the development of wind farms in coastal areas?
- Yes

8. Do you support the development of wind farms along mountain ridges?
- Yes

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in North Carolina?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should North Carolina allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My top three priorities if elected are creating jobs, jobs and jobs. My district, in fact our entire state is in desperate need of new, good paying jobs in the private sector. Our state has lost 130,000 jobs since 2000 and my district has been especially hard hit. To create new jobs I will work to reduce or eliminate corporate taxes, reduce significantly the burden of personal taxes which greatly impacts the maintaining and expansion of the small business sector and lighten the burden of overly intrusive and cumbersome regulations which negatively impact both.

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