- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Stephanie Benfield, 18 December 2009.
- Creator:
- Benfield, Ethel Stephanie Stuckey, 1965
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2009-12-18
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--House of Representatives
Lawyers--Georgia--Interviews
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Women legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Electronic voting--Georgia
Electronic voting
Lawyers
Legislators
Women legislators
Georgia - People:
- Benfield, Ethel Stephanie Stuckey, 1965-
Stuckey, W. S. (Williamson Sylvester), 1935-
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007
Walker, Larry, 1942- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Stephanie Stuckey Benfield recalls growing up in Washington, D.C., after her father's election to Congress, sharing her own experiences in Congress and with President Nixon. She discusses her family's political history and her decision to enter politics. Benfield describes how law school jump-started her political career. Benfield recalls her first campaign for state house in 1998. She describes the difficulty of running against a Democrat in the primary and recalls the advice her father gave. After winning the election, Benfield recalls her experience in the House of Representatives in 1999. She recalls serving under Tom Murphy, Larry Walker, and Terry Coleman. Benfield recalls her work for Mary Margaret Oliver, preparing her for legislature, and discusses her early goals in legislature. Benfield discusses the legislature's switch from Democratic to Republican and comments on how individual party switchers affected her. She discusses increased bipartisanship and grass roots movements. Benfield comments on Jimmy Carter's reorganization of government and lists it as a possibility, among tax increases, as a solution for the 2010 recession. She mentions aspirations to run for Georgia Secretary of State and comments on voter ID laws and electronic voting.
Ethel Stephanie Stuckey Benfield was born in Eastman, Georgia, on December 25, 1965. The daughter of Congressman Bill Stuckey, Benfield grew up in Washington, D.C. She earned a B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1989, and received her law degree from UGA in 1992. While building her own practice, Stuckey and Manheimer, she worked as legislative aide and attorney to Georgia Senator Mary Margaret Oliver. In 1998, she ran a successful campaign for the Georgia State House of Representatives, representing District 85.
Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 043 Bill Stuckey.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-098/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 098, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (44 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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