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Stephen Alexander Laroque
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Stephen Alexander LaRoque filed as a Republican candidate for Lenoir County Board of Commissioners, District 2, in the 2026 election cycle 4. He does not currently hold public office.
Background and education
LaRoque was born August 15, 1963, and lives in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina 12. He earned a B.S.B.A. in finance from East Carolina University and an MBA from the East Carolina University Graduate School of Business 2. According to the North Carolina voter file, he has been registered to vote in Lenoir County since 1992 as a Republican 5.
Career
LaRoque worked in finance for NCNB/NationsBank from 1986 to 1992, rising to assistant vice-president and city manager, before moving into nonprofit economic and community development work. He founded and led East Carolina Development Company and Piedmont Development Company, Kinston-based nonprofits, and continued to work as a consultant to other community-development organizations 2.
Office history
LaRoque represented North Carolina House District 10 — covering Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne counties — in two non-consecutive stretches: January 2003 to January 2007, and January 2011 to August 2012 1. He won election in 2002, 2004, and 2010, lost to Democrat Van Braxton in 2008, and lost the May 2012 Republican primary to John Bell after being indicted on federal charges 12.
Documented disputes and controversies
LaRoque was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of misappropriating money from a federal loan program administered through a Kinston nonprofit he ran; prosecutors alleged he redirected loans intended for small businesses in underserved rural areas 1. He resigned from the North Carolina House in July 2012 after the indictment 1. He was originally convicted on 12 counts including theft, money laundering, and filing false tax returns, but all but two counts were later set aside by a federal judge due to juror misconduct and a new trial was ordered; LaRoque then pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting theft 1. Prosecutors said he took $2.7 million in federal funds; he pleaded guilty to stealing $150,000 for his personal benefit and said the money was deferred salary he was owed, which he intended to repay after receiving an inheritance 3. He was released from federal prison in May 2017 after serving one year and nine months 13.
Sources
Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) — accessed 2026-07-19
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
North Carolina — campaign finance
- State, county, and municipal candidates — all in one system — NC State Board of Elections — Committee Search. Search by last name “Laroque”.
North Carolina — statement of economic interest
- Required for state-elected and many local officials — NC State Ethics Commission — Statement of Economic Interest Search. Search by last name “Laroque”.