[1] He was the General Counsel to the New Jersey Democratic State Committee.
He is a graduate of St. Peter's College and Seton Hall University Law School.
[2] Stewart ran for Assemblyman in 1971 with Eldridge Hawkins in Essex County District 11D.
Stewart and Hawkins defeated Robert Detore, East Orange City Councilman Ben Sweetwood, and Calvin C. Reed, Sr. in the Democratic primary.
He was elected Essex County Freeholder in 1977, seeking a one-year unexpired term.