district birth_place profession party state_house term spouse article_title state name
102nd east st. louis , illinois pharmacist republican illinois 1985 -- 1991 lisa ron stephens
 illinois ron stephens
ron stephens

ron stephens -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is a former republican member of the illinois house of representatives , representing the 102nd district from 1985 to 1991 , and from 1993 until 2011 when he announced his retirement .
the district includes portions of bond county , madison county , effingham county , fayette county and st. clair county .
he was the assistant republican leader in the state house until his retirement .
he and his wife lisa have nine children between them and live in greenville .
stephens is a licensed pharmacist and co-owns two pharmacies .
