Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | |
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President of Augustana University | |
Assumed office August 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Rob Oliver |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district | |
In office July 12, 2004 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bill Janklow |
Succeeded by | Kristi Noem |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephanie Marie Herseth December 3, 1970 Houghton, South Dakota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 |
Mother | Joyce Styles Herseth |
Father | Lars Herseth |
Relatives | Ralph Herseth (grandfather) Lorna Herseth (grandmother) |
Education | Georgetown University (BS, JD) |
Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin (born December 3, 1970) is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the Democratic Party. She represented South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2004 until 2011.
She lost her re-election campaign to Republican Kristi Noem in 2010. She was the youngest female member of the House, and the first woman elected to the House from South Dakota.
Since 2017, she has been the president of Augustana University.
In March 2007, Herseth married Max Sandlin, a four-term Democratic congressman from Texas.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ackley, Kate. K Street Files: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Heading to South Dakota Job, Roll Call, June 14, 2012.