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|name=Phillip Wayne "Phil" Stephenson​

|name=Phillip Wayne "Phil" Stephenson​

|nationality=[[United States|American]]​

|nationality=[[United States|American]]​

|office=[[Texas]] State Representative for<br>from District 85 (Fort Bend, Jackson, and Wharton counties​

|office=[[Texas]] State Representative for<br> District 85 (Fort Bend, Jackson, and Wharton counties​)

|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]​

|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]​

|term_start=January 2013​

|term_start=January 2013​

|preceded=[[Jim Landtroop]] (transferred to District 88 and defeated)​

|preceded=[[Jim Landtroop]] (transferred to District 88 and defeated)​

|succeeded= ​

|succeeded= ​

|children=Two children​​

|children=Two children​​

|religion=[[United Methodist]]​

|religion=[[United Methodist]]​

|alma_mater=Plainview (Texas) High School<br>​

|alma_mater=Plainview (Texas) High School

South Plains College<br>​

South Plains College<br>​

[[Texas Tech University]]​

[[Texas Tech University]]​

==Background==

==Background==

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Stephenson is a  native of Duncan in Stephens County in southern [[Oklahoma]] southwest of Lawton. At some point, he moved to Hale County, north of [[Lubbock]], Texas, where he graduated in 1964 from Plainview High School in Plainview. He then attended the two-year South Plains College in Levelland Texas, and then [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbock, from which he received in 1969 a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.<ref name=votesmart/>​

Stephenson is a  native of Duncan in Stephens County in southern [[Oklahoma]] southwest of Lawton. At some point, he moved to Hale County, north of [[Lubbock]], Texas, where he graduated in 1964 from Plainview High School in Plainview. He then attended the two-year South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and then [[Texas Tech University]] in Lubbock, from which he received in 1969 a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.<ref name=votesmart/>​ Since 1976, Stephenson has owned the CPA firm, Stephenson and Company. After college, he worked as senior accountant for Main Lafrentz and Company in [[Dallas]], Texas. He is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.<ref name=votesmart/>​

 

Since 1976, Stephenson has owned the CPA firm, Stephenson and Company. After college, he worked as senior accountant for Main Lafrentz and Company in [[Dallas]], Texas. He is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.<ref name=votesmart/>​

Stephenson and his wife, Barbara, have two children, Scott and Allison. He is a [[United Methodist]].​

Stephenson and his wife, Barbara, have two children, Scott and Allison. He is a [[United Methodist]].​

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==Political life==​

==Political life==

From 2000 until his election to the state House, Stephenson was an elected member of the nonpartisan board of trustees of Wharton County Junior College. From 1997 to 2000, he was the chairman of the Wharton County Republican Party.<ref name=votesmart/> In 2000, Stephenson ran for the District 28 seat in the Texas House but was defeated by the [[incumbent]] Democrat, Robert L. "Robby" Cook, III, 29,937 (63.3 percent) to 17,321 (36.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 28), November 2000.</ref> District 28 then included Bastrop,, Colorado , Fayette]], and Wharton counties, east and south of the capital city of [[Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=166&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Robert~gender=~last=Cook~leaderNote=~leg=~party=Democrat~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Robert L. "Robby" Cook, III|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>  ​

From 2000 until his election to the state House, Stephenson was an elected member of the nonpartisan board of trustees of Wharton County Junior College. From 1997 to 2000, he was the chairman of the Wharton County Republican Party.<ref name=votesmart/> In 2000, Stephenson ran for the District 28 seat in the Texas House but was defeated by the [[incumbent]] Democrat, Robert L. "Robby" Cook, III, 29,937 (63.3 percent) to 17,321 (36.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 28), November 2000.</ref> District 28 then included Bastrop,, Colorado , Fayette]], and Wharton counties, east and south of the capital city of [[Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=166&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Robert~gender=~last=Cook~leaderNote=~leg=~party=Democrat~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Robert L. "Robby" Cook, III|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>  ​

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