John Stemberger attended Florida State University where he studied political science and philosophy before obtaining a Juris Doctorate of Law at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. After legislative internships in both the Florida House and Senate, Stemberger worked with attorney Ken Connor in Tallahassee for several years and then served as the lobbyist for Florida Right to Life with Connor in 1989. In 1992, he was appointed as the Political Director of the Republican Party of Florida during the final campaign of former President George H. W. Bush. Stemberger has been quoted in news and media sources as an expert on law, policy, culture, and politics including in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time, The Economist and National Public Radio. Starting in 2001, Florida Governor Jeb Bush twice appointed Stemberger to the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where he served for eight years screening and recommending new judge candidates in Central Florida. In addition to the private practice of law, in 2004Stemberger became the President of the Florida Family Policy Council(FFPC). Since starting the FFPC he served as Chairman of the campaign to amend Florida’s Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman which was adopted by 61.9% of Florida voters in 2008. He has also launched Strong Marriages Florida, a statewide coalition campaign, to reduce the divorce rate and strengthen marriages across Florida. Most recently, as an Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster, John was one of the primary founders for Trail Life USA. Most importantly, he has been married to his wife Olivia for twenty-seven years and they have four children Joseph, Benjamin, Hannah, and Rachel.