Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

(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.