Stephen Easley (September 4, 1952 – August 14, 2013) was an American businessman and politician.

Education and early life

Easley was born in Indiana to Jack and Alice Easley. Easley received his bachelor's degree from

Purdue University Purdue University is a Public university#United States, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded ...

. He later earned a master's degree and then a doctorate degree in

biological anthropology Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a natural science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly fro ...

from

Washington University Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for George Washington, the university spans 355 acres across its Danforth ...

. He married Susan on August 24, 1974, and they had two children.

Career

Easley owned an informational consulting business in

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , literal translation, lit. "Holy Faith") is the capital city, capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County. With over 89,000 residents, Santa Fe is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fourt ...

, named Easley & Associates, an IT company. He also worked in the

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

state government in various positions, including as deputy chief information security officer for the state and as chief information officer for New Mexico's departments of Homeland Security, Workforce Training and Development and Public Safety. From 2000 to 2003, Easley served as city commissioner in

Alamogordo, New Mexico Alamogordo () is a city in and the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force ...

. In 2012, he defeated Republican Charles Miller and was elected to the

New Mexico House of Representatives The New Mexico House of Representatives () is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the South ...

to represent district 50. He was serving his first term in 2013 at the time of his death from an infection.

Notes

1952 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico Purdue University alumni Washington University in St. Louis alumni Businesspeople from New Mexico Democratic Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives 21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature {{NewMexico-politician-stub