Robert Stephan

Robert Stephan
39th Attorney General of Kansas
In office
1979–1995
Preceded by Curt T. Schneider
Succeeded by Carla Stovall
Personal details
Born Robert Taft Stephan
(1933-01-16) January 16, 1933
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Washburn University School of Law

Robert Taft Stephan (born January 16, 1933)[1] is an American attorney who served four terms as Kansas Attorney General.

Stephan was born to Taft and Julia Stephan, of Lebanese descent. He graduated from Washburn University School of Law in 1957 and practiced law in Wichita, Kansas. After losing a campaign for local school board, he was appointed a municipal court judge and two years later elected to the district court in Wichita.[2] He first won election as state Attorney General in 1978 and was reelected three times in 1982, 1986, and 1990.

Following the end of his last term, Stephan moved to Lenexa, Kansas and works as a consultant in corporate law dealing in consumer protection and Federal Trade Commission regulations.[3]

In 2007, Stephan spoke in support of legalizing medical cannabis in Kansas.[4]

References

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  2. ↑ Price, Jay M.; Abdinnour, Sue. "Family, Ethnic Entrepreneurship, And The Lebanese Of Kansas, (2013)". Great Plains Quarterly. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Robert Stephan Collection, Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Rothschild, Scott (August 18, 2007). "Stephan joins push for medical marijuana". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Curt T. Schneider		 Attorney General of Kansas
1979–1995		 Succeeded by
Carla Stovall



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