Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, 1970-

Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin (born December 3, 1970) is an American attorney, university administrator, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2004 until 2011.

Born Stephanie Marie Herseth in Brown County, South Dakota, she graduated from Groton High School in Groton, South Dakota. She earned her B.A. from Georgetown University in 1993; and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997. After law school, Herseth worked as a judicial law clerk to Judge Charles B. Kornmann of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota and Judge Diana Gribbon Motz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She worked in private practice as an attorney in Washington, D.C. and taught at the Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to her election to the House, Herseth was Executive Director of the South Dakota Farmer's Union Foundation, and served on the Board of Directors for First Bank and Trust of Brookings, South Dakota. She ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House in 2002, narrowly losing to South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow.

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