Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Benfield, Ethel Stephanie Stuckey, 1965Short, Bob, 19322009-12-18Stephanie 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.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlGeorgia--General Assembly--House of RepresentativesLawyers--Georgia--InterviewsLegislators--Georgia--InterviewsWomen legislators--Georgia--InterviewsElectronic voting--GeorgiaElectronic votingLawyersLegislatorsWomen legislatorsGeorgiaStephanie Benfield, 18 December 2009.MovingImage