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Stephenson co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. King voted for term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyIEcstOUfg|title=Phil Stevenson's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>​

Stephenson co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. King voted for term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyIEcstOUfg|title=Phil Stevenson's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>​

==Interest group ratings===

===Interest group ratings===

In 2013, Stephenson's rating from [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], formerly managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former interi8m state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, was 73 percent favorable. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 55 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters scored him 71 percent. The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated him 40 percent favorable, a low rating for a Republican lawmaker. However, the Texas Association of Business in 2013 scored him 87 percent favorable. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyIGKMtOUfg|title=Phil Stevenson's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>

In 2013, Stephenson's rating from [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], formerly managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former interi8m state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, was 73 percent favorable. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 55 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters scored him 71 percent. The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated him 40 percent favorable, a low rating for a Republican lawmaker. However, the Texas Association of Business in 2013 scored him 87 percent favorable. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyIGKMtOUfg|title=Phil Stevenson's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>