Steve Goss

{{Short description|American politician (1949–2015)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| image =Senator Goss (426805619).jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| name=Steve Goss

| caption= Goss in 2006

| state_senate=North Carolina

| state=North Carolina

| district= 45th

| term_start=January 1, 2007

| term_end=January 1, 2011

| preceded=John Garwood

| succeeded=Dan Soucek

| party=Democratic

| birth_name=Benjamin Stephenson Goss

| birth_date= {{birth date|1949|11|7}}

| birth_place=Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date={{death date and age|2015|10|26|1949|11|7}}

| death_place=Boone, North Carolina, U.S.

| spouse=

| residence=

| occupation=Minister

| alma_mater=Appalachian State University (BS)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.)

}}

Benjamin Stephenson Goss (November 7, 1949 – October 26, 2015) was an American politician.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/57736/steve-goss#.VjAQpGSrQ0o|title = The Voter's Self Defense System}} He served two terms (January 2007 – December 2010) as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represented the 45th Senate district, including constituents in Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by Republican Dan Soucek.[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/22580/41687/en/summary.html State Board of Elections: General election results]

Goss was an ordained Southern Baptist minister and resided in Boone, North Carolina. He has a BS in social science with a minor in education from Appalachian State University and a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He died at his home in Boone from cancer on October 26, 2015, at the age of 65.{{cite web |url=http://www.wral.com/former-north-carolina-state-sen-goss-dies-at-age-65/15030509/ |title=Former North Carolina state Sen. Goss dies at age 65 :: WRAL.com |access-date=2015-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028125508/http://www.wral.com/former-north-carolina-state-sen-goss-dies-at-age-65/15030509/ |archive-date=2015-10-28 }}