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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

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Prior offices
U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Successor: Kristi L. Noem

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University

Law

Georgetown University Law Center

Personal
Religion
Lutheran – ELCA
Profession
Attorney

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was a Democratic representative of the 1st District of South Dakota.

Elections

2010

On November 2, 2010, Noem won election to the United States House of Representatives. She defeated Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and B. Thomas Marking in the general election.[1]

U.S. House of Representatives, South Dakota Congressional At-large District Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKristi L. Noem 48.1% 153,703
     Democratic Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Incumbent 45.9% 146,589
     Independent B. Thomas Marking 6% 19,134
Total Votes 319,426

Voting Record

Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership

According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009 to June 16, 2010, Rep. Herseth-Sandlin has voted with the House Democratic leadership 92.1% of the time.[2] That same analysis reported that she also voted with party leadership 89.4% of the time in 2010.

Washington Post Analysis

A separate analysis from The Washington Post concluded that she votes 92.2% of the time with the majority of rank-and-file Democrats in the House of Representatives.[3]

Footnotes


Senators
Representatives
Republican Party (3)