Willis H. Stephens (born June 7, 1925) is an American retired politician who was a member of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
from
Brewster, New York.
Life
Stephens was a member of the State Assembly from 1953 to 1982, sitting in the
169th,
170th,
171st,
172nd,
173rd,
174th,
175th,
176th,
177th,
178th,
179th,
180th,
181st,
182nd,
183rd and
184th New York State Legislature
The 184th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 1981, to December 31, 1982, during the seventh and eighth years of Hugh Carey's governorship, in Albany.
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. As Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, from 1969 to 1974, Stephens was considered one of the most powerful and influential men in
New York
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His father,
D. Mallory Stephens
Daniel Mallory Stephens (December 17, 1893 - January 11, 1961) was a local and state politician and member of the New York State Assembly from Patterson, New York.
Political career and background
He was born at the family farm that is now part o ...
, served the same
constituency
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from 1926 to 1952 and his son,
Willis H. Stephens Jr., served in the seat from 1995 to 2006.
His grandfather,
Henry B. Stephens, was a two-term
Sheriff
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of
Putnam County, New York, and his great-grandfather,
Daniel B. Mallory, was a member of the
Connecticut State Senate.
External links
Political Graveyard - Stephens Family of New York
1925 births
Living people
Politicians from Putnam County, New York
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
People from Brewster, New York
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