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Stephen M. “Steve” Morris was elected Mayor of the City of Concord in November 2025.
Morris previously served 12 years on the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, including 10 years as the Chairman of the Board. As Commissioner, Morris championed public safety and mental health initiatives, including the construction of a new courthouse and EMS headquarters, as well as a new behavioral health center.
Morris served on the Board of Directors of the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a past chair of the board. He is a charter member, past president, and Paul Harris Fellow of the Cabarrus Rotary Club. He serves on the board of directors of the Academic Learning Center and has served on the boards of the Cabarrus Partnership for Children, the Cannon Memorial YMCA, the American Red Cross, the Cabarrus Board of Health and previously on the Board of Trustees of Rowan Cabarrus Community College.
The Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce honored Morris as their 2012 Citizen of the Year and with the 2024 Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award. In 2022 he was named Hometown Hero by the Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau and in 2019 received the All-American Award from the American Red Cross. He is a graduate of A. L. Brown High School, attended NC State University, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Kannapolis and father of two adult children, Mallory and Hunter.
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