Education
After graduating from Hatboro-Horsham High School in 1989, Stephens attended Shippensburg University where he earned a bachelor"s degree in Government. In addition to working full-time in the Prothonotary" General’ s Office, he worked two part-time jobs and attended Widener University School of Law in the evening. In 2000, Stephens graduated from Widener, was admitted to the bar and began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Pre-Trials Division of the Montgomery County District Attorney" General’ s Office.
Career
Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, he worked briefly as an insurance agent before becoming a clerk in the Montgomery County Prothonotary" General’ s Office. Stephens eventually became the Second Deputy Prothonotary. In 2001, he was promoted to the Trials Division and assigned to the Sex Crimes Unit, where he prosecuted crimes against children.
In 2004, Stephens was appointed Special During his tenure with the United States District Attorney" General’ s Office, Stephens was assigned to the Firearms Unit where he prosecuted individuals who violated federal gun law.
Stephens served as the Captain of the Sex Crimes Unit, the C.L.E.A.N. Team, the Firearms Unit, and the Major Crimes Unit. In 2008, Stephens challenged Democrat Rick Taylor, for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, but lost in a hotly contested election.
On January 4, 2011, he was sworn in as State Representative and began his first-term in Harrisburg.
