Stephen Emery has been married for nearly 25 years and has two minor children and three adult children. He grew up on grain and livestock farms. He has an Associate of Applied Science degree in Animal Science, a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Agriculture Education with minors in Agronomy and Animal Science. He has a Juris Doctor degree and is licensed to practice law.

Stephen has professional work experience as an agriculture consultant and a leader in a youth leadership organization, as a sales representative for American Cyanamid and Lederle Laboratories, and in the legal profession. The last 25 years has been invested in doing legal analysis and writing.