Stan Stephens Interview, November 17, 2005

Stan Stephens begins the interview with a description of his career in broadcast journalism. In 1969, he was elected to the state senate and served for 16 years before running for governor, an office he held from 1989-1993. The interview covers his political campaigns and his tenure as governor, with reference to the following: Constitutional Convention of 1972, coal and sales tax, education (including vocational), lobbyists, budgetary issues, and Native American reservations and social issues. Stephens gives his impressions of a number of legislators, governors, lobbyists, and presidents.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/1063/thumbnail.jp