Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

US Representative from South Dakota

(wife of Max Sandlin), a Representative from South Dakota; born near Houghton, S.Dak., December 3, 1970; graduated from Groton High School, Groton, S.Dak.; B.A., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1993; J.D., Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1997; lawyer, private practice; unsuccessful candidate for election to One Hundred and Eighth Congress in 2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred and Eighth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative William Janklow, and re-elected to the three succeeding Congresses (June 1, 2004-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

Energy Future Coalition UN Foundation sister organization for energy alternatives

• Steering Committee Member

Positions

Augustana University Lutheran university in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• 24th President (Aug 1 '17→?)

South Dakota Advisory Committee, USGLC Advisory committee from South Dakota for USGLC

• Member (Mar 12 '24→?)

Government Positions

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

• Chair

Donors

South Dakota First

• Other Campaign Committee

South Dakota Victory Fund-Stephanie Herseth

• Authorized Campaign Committee

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for South Dakota

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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South Dakota Democratic Party

• 31 contributions · 13,400 USD (Apr 4 '12→Jul 16 '16)

Felton Newell

• 5 contributions · 3,900 USD (Mar 22 '10→Jun 8 '10)

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 4 contributions · 3,700 USD (Jan 31 '16→Oct 11 '16)

Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee

• 4 contributions · 2,000 USD (Jun 4 '14→Jun 22 '16)

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-OP/PAC

• 5 contributions · 1,250 USD (Jun 6 '14→Jun 21 '16)

Matt Varilek

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Jun 24 '12)

Hillary Victory Fund

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Oct 11 '16)

Heidi Heitkamp former US Senator from North Dakota

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Aug 16 '12)

Mark Pryor US Senator from Arkansas

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD (Apr 1 '14)

Steny Hoyer Democratic US Representative from Maryland

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('12)

Campaign Donors

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Rosemarie Buntrock Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

• 13 contributions · 23,600 USD (Feb 15 '02→Jun 4 '09)

Dean L Buntrock Retired Chairman and CEO, Waste Management; WMX Technologies

• 12 contributions · 21,300 USD (Feb 15 '02→Jun 4 '09)

William F Duhamel Jr Founding Principal and Route One Investment Company,; former Managing Member Farallon Capital

• 8 contributions · 12,500 USD (Mar 29 '02→Aug 30 '10)

Andrew L Sandler Partner at Buckley Sandler LLP

• 11 contributions · 11,700 USD ('01→'10)

Frederick Graefe

• 12 contributions · 10,004 USD ('02→'09)

Harold Widvey Emeritus Professor, South Dakota State University

• 7 contributions · 8,800 USD ('02→'07)

Alida Rockefeller Dayton

• 7 contributions · 8,500 USD ('02→Aug 27 '10)

Bayard T Storey Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania

• 18 contributions · 7,700 USD ('02→Aug 17 '09)

Celia Gilbert Poet

• 6 contributions · 7,000 USD ('02→Mar 27 '08)

Anthony Clark Arend Professor, Georgetown University

• 6 contributions · 6,600 USD ('02→'07) [+1]

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('01)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jun 3 '04→Jan 3 '11)

Blue Dog Coalition Influential group of conservative Democratic Representatives

• Member

General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee

• Member

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

• Member

House Veterans' Affairs Committee

• Member

National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee

• Member

House Natural Resources Committee

• Member

House Agriculture Committee

• Member

Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Subcommittee

• Member

Family

Max A Sandlin US Representative from Texas

• husband

Schools

The Groton School Private school in Groton, MA

• High School Diploma

Georgetown University Law Center One of the professional graduate schools of Georgetown University

• JD (?→'97)

Georgetown University The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning in the US

• BA (?→'93)