As Josh Stein settles into his new role as North Carolina's next governor, he'll have cabinet members who will serve the state by leading departments. Gabriel J. Esparza will be the state’s first Latino cabinet member, the Stein transition team said, and will head the Department of Administration.

Stein was sworn in on Jan. 1, taking the reins from Roy Cooper after defeating Mark Robinson in the November election.

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.

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.

For some politicians, the rise to political power is meteoric and surprising. Donald Trump’s sudden ascent from conspiracy-theory-peddling reality TV host to the presidency is undoubtedly the most notable example of this phenomenon,

Stein announced an executive order to temporarily waive federal limits on the amount of time drivers transporting propane and other heating fuels can be on the road.

Nearly a dozen members of Governor Josh Stein's cabinet were sworn-in to their positions during a ceremony in Raleigh on Monday.