Background
Stafford was born in Miami, and attended Saint Thomas University, where she graduated with a degree in communication arts in 1993.
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She later graduated from the Saint Thomas University School of Law in 1999, and later worked as an attorney.
Career
Stafford also worked for Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek as a legislative aide. In 2008, when incumbent State Representative Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was prevented from seeking an additional term due to term limits, Stafford ran to succeed her in the Democratic primary in the 109th District. In a crowded, nine candidate field, she narrowly lost to former State Representative James Bush by 132 votes, receiving 27% of the vote to Bush"s 28%.
Two years later, Bush declined to run again, so that he could instead run for Congress, and Stafford ran to succeed him.
She faced Bush"s wife, Bernadine Bush. Bess McElroy; and Roy Hardemon in the Democratic primary, whom she defeated with 43% of the vote.
She was unopposed in the general election. In 2012, when districts were redrawn in 2012, Stafford remained in the 109th District, as her home and most of the territory that she had previously represented remained in the district.
In 2014, Stafford was re-elected to her third term in the legislature without opposition.
