Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| 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 | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Ralph Herseth (grandfather) Lorna Herseth (grandmother) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS, JD) |
Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin (born December 3, 1970) is an American attorney, university administrator, 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. Sandlin was first elected to Congress in a July 2004 special election and won three full terms before losing 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. Before her 2007 marriage to Max Sandlin, she was known as Stephanie Herseth. She is a Democrat and a member of the Herseth family of South Dakota. She and Senator Tim Johnson are the last Democrats to win a statewide and/or federal election in South Dakota.
Since 2017, she has served as president of Augustana University.