Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart is a retired American professional wrestler and former candidate for the U.S. Congress and the Office of Illinois Governor 

He is best known for competing in the American Wrestling Association on ESPN, World Wrestling Association (WWA) and AWA Superstars of Wrestling LIVE. At his peak, Stewart wrestled on the ESPN Main Event eight separate times, eventually wrestling for the AWA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1990. 

After his wrestling career was over, Stewart ran for the United States Congress in 2000. Because of Jesse Ventura's success, Stewart's campaign was featured on the OReilly Factor, Hannity and Combes, MSNBC and unbelievable to many sports writers, a feature article about Stewart also ran in the New York Times Magazine.

In 2018, Stewart unsuccessfully ran for the Libertarian Parties nomination for Governor of IL.

Stewart also has a foot into reality tv programming. He is an independent creative producer associated with INE Entertainment.

After his wrestling career was over in 2008, Stewart became a Libertarian and also started as President of his families auto dealership. Stewart is past co-host of the pod cast Truthbusters LIVE on the Triple T Network and he is currently in post production on his documentary, "The Grey Area". In August of this year, he became the choose ballot replacement for Secretary of State for the Libertarian Party.

He lives in Deerfield, IL with his wife Joann and the they have three children.