Harry Stephens (Kansas politician)

Harry "Doc" Stephens (July 14, 1942 – August 29, 2020) was an American retired educator and politician from Kansas.

Stephens earned a bacherlor's and master's degree in counselor education from Emporia State University, where he was advised by Lloyd Stone.

He was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, having joined in 1961 while an undergraduate; he served the Delta Chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma at Emporia State University as the lead advisor for 50+ years.

[1][2] He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Northern Colorado, and then returned to Emporia State where he worked as an administrator.

[1][3] In 1996, Stephens, a Democratic Party candidate, faced Stone to succeed Jim Lowther as the legislator elected from the 60th Kansas House of Representatives District.