He was formerly a Member of the Parliament of Jamaica for Clarendon North West as well as State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, but lost his seat in the 2011 general election.
Stern beat People's National Party incumbent Richard Azan by 933 votes to take the Clarendon North West seat in the 2007 general election.
[2] In July 2009, Justice Lloyd Hibbert of the High Court ordered Stern to vacate his seat after finding that he had held dual citizenship in Jamaica and the United States at the time of the 2007 election.
[7] Accordingly Stern only faced off against National Democratic Movement candidate Eaton Williams, whom he defeated handily by 5,572 to 381 votes.
[8] In November, a few months after being returned to his seat, Stern was appointed back to his old State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce job by Golding.