Legacy of Life: 50 Heroes of the Pro-Life Movement

John Stemberger is the president of the Florida Family Policy Council, a non-profit organization with a mission to protect and defend life, marriage, family and liberty through education, advocacy and empowerment. He is also a civil trial lawyer with his own private practice. John earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy from Florida State University, and his juris doctor from Samford University. In 1987, he founded the Institute for Conservative Studies (ICS), as a permanent student-led think-tank at Florida State University. In 1992, John was appointed as the political director of the Republican Party of Florida during the final campaign of former President George H. W. Bush. John has been quoted in news and media sources as an expert on law, policy, culture and politics in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and NPR. John and his wife, Olivia, have four children, and make their home in Florida.