Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Official portrait, 2009
President of Augustana University
Incumbent
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 (1970-12-03) December 3, 1970 (age 53) Houghton, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Max Sandlin ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	1
Parents	Lars Herseth (father) Joyce Styles Herseth (mother)
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 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.