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|occupation=[[Business]]man​

|occupation=[[Business]]man​

|spouse=Barbara Stephenson​

|spouse=Barbara Stephenson​

|children=Two children​​

|children=Two children​​: Scott and Allison

|religion=[[United Methodist]]​

|religion=[[United Methodist]]​

|alma_mater=Plainview (Texas) High School

|alma_mater=Plainview (Texas) High School

'''Phillip Wayne Stephenson''', known as '''Phil Stephenson''' (born February 4, 1945),<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyEhtstOUfg|title=Phil Stephenson's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>is a [[Certified Public Accountant]] from Wharton, [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 85 based in Wharton, Fort Bend, and Jackson counties in the southeastern portion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5743&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Stephenson~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Phil Stephenson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>

'''Phillip Wayne Stephenson''', known as '''Phil Stephenson''' (born February 4, 1945),<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49730/phil-stephenson#.UyEhtstOUfg|title=Phil Stephenson's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>is a [[Certified Public Accountant]] from Wharton, [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 85 based in Wharton, Fort Bend, and Jackson counties in the southeastern portion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5743&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Stephenson~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Phil Stephenson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref>

He is a candidate for a fifth term in the legislature in the [[general election]] scheduled on November 3, 2020.  

He was re-nominated for a fifth term with 78 percent of the primary vote and is running in the [[general election]] scheduled on November 3, 2020.<ref>Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (District 85), March 3, 2020.</ref>

==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/>​ 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 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/>​

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]].​<ref name=votesmart/>​

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==Political life==

==Political life==