Gardebring, Sandra S.

Sandra Sue Bailey Gardebring was born June 15, 1947 in Bismarck, North Dakota. She received a B.A. from Luther College in 1969 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1973. Her first job after graduation was as a reporter for the Bismark Tribune .

Her legal career began in 1973 as a Special Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota, working mostly on environmental litigation. In 1977 she served as Commissioner for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and initiated the legislation that became the first Superfund enacted by a State. Other issues she worked on included solid waste disposal, acid rain control, and air and water quality.

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