What is Stephanie Herseth Sandlin?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | image = SHS Official Headshot.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2009 | office = President of [[Augustana University]] | term_start = August 1, 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = Rob Oliver | successor = | state1 = [[South Dakota]] | district1 = {{ushr|SD|AL|at-large}} | term_start1 = July 12, 2004 | term_end1 = January 3, 2011 | predecessor1 = [[Bill Janklow]] | successor1 = [[Kristi Noem]] | birth_name = Stephanie Marie Herseth | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|3}} | birth_place = [[Houghton, South Dakota]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Max Sandlin]]|2007}} | children = 1 | father = [[Lars Herseth]] | mother = Joyce Styles Herseth | relatives = [[Ralph Herseth]] (grandfather)<br/>[[Lorna Herseth]] (grandmother) | education = [[Georgetown University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin''' (born December 3, 1970) is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She represented {{ushr|SD|AL}} in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 2004 until 2011. She lost her re-election campaign to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Kristi Noem]] in [[2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota|2010]]. She was the youngest female member of the House, and the first woman elected to the House from [[South Dakota]]. Since 2017, she has been the president of [[Augustana University]]. In March 2007, Herseth married [[Max Sandlin]], a four-term Democratic congressman from [[Texas]].<ref>Ackley, Kate. [http://www.rollcall.com/news/k_street_files_stephanie_herseth_sandlin_heading_to_south_dakota_job-215391-1.html K Street Files: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Heading to South Dakota Job], ''[[Roll Call]]'', June 14, 2012.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie}} [[Cate