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SOUTH DAKOTA
Dr. Mel Thaler
Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
[D-South Dakota, At Large]
/ Cannon House Office Building, 331, Washington, DC 20515-4101Tel: (202) 225-2801
Fax: (202) 225-5823
Internet: http://www.house.gov/herseth
Began Service: 2004
Date of Birth: December 3, 1970
Education: Georgetown 1993 BA, 1996 MA, 1997 JD
Home City: Brookings
Religion: Lutheran
Current Memberships: Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society; Member, Rotary Club of Brookings, South Dakota; Member, State Bar of South Dakota
Career: Law Clerk, District Judge Charles B. Kornmann, United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (1998-1999); Law Clerk, Circuit Judge Diana Gribbon Motz, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1999-2000); Executive Director, South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation (2003-2004); Professor, Augustana College (2003); Professor, South Dakota State University (2003).
Committee Assignments
Committee / Subcommittee(s)Committee on Agriculture / Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Committee on Natural Resources / Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs / Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Chairwoman
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming / No subcommittee assignments
Scheduler: Scheduler/Office Manager Margaret Sampson
Legislative Responsibilities: Small Business
E-mail:
Career: Staff Assistant, (D-SD, At Large), Office of Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, United States House of Representatives (2004-2006)
Health staff: Legislative Director/Counsel Josh Albert
Legislative Responsibilities: Budget; Employment/Labor; Energy; Finance; Global Warming; Government; Government Affairs; Gun Control; Health/Health Care; Immigration; Insurance; Judiciary; Medicare/Medicaid; Stem Cell Research; Taxes; Trade; Welfare
E-mail:
Career: Legislative Correspondent, (D-NY), Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Senate; Legislative Aide, (D-NY), Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Senate
Senator Tim Johnson [D-South Dakota]
/ Hart Senate Office Building, SH-136, Washington, DC 20510-4104Tel: (202) 224-5842
Fax: (202) 228-5765
Web Form E-mail: http://johnson.senate.gov/ContactPage/emailform.htm
Internet: http://johnson.senate.gov/
Reelection Year: 2008
Began Service: 1997
Date of Birth: December 28, 1946
Education: South Dakota 1969 BA, 1970 MA, 1975 JD
Home City: Vermillion
Religion: Lutheran
Career: Budget Advisor, Committee on Appropriations, Michigan State Senate (1971-1972); State Representative (D-SD), South Dakota Legislature (1978-1982); State Senator (D-SD), South Dakota Legislature (1982-1986); Deputy State’s Attorney, (SD), Office of the State’s Attorney, County of Clay, South Dakota (1985); U.S. Representative, (D-SD, At Large), Office of Representative Tim Johnson, United States House of Representatives (1987-1997); Regional Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives (1991-1994).
Committee Assignments
Committee / Subcommittee(s)Committee on Appropriations / Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies, Chairman
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs / Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Chairman
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources / Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Committee on Indian Affairs / No subcommittee assignments
Scheduler: Scheduler Sonja Dean
E-mail:
Legislative Assistant Megan Descamps
Legislative Responsibilities: Appropriations (Health and Human Services); Health; Medicare/Medicaid; Social Security; Stem Cell Research; Welfare; Women’s Issues
E-mail:
Career: Research Assistant, Office of Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), United States Senate
Senator John Thune [R-South Dakota]
/ Russell Senate Office Building, SR-493, Washington, DC 20510-4105Tel: (202) 224-2321
Fax: (202) 228-5429
Web Form E-mail: http://thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email
Internet: http://thune.senate.gov/public/
Began Service: 2005
Reelection Year: 2010
Date of Birth: January 7, 1961
Education: Biola 1983 BS; South Dakota 1984 MBA
Home City: Sioux Falls
Religion: Protestant
Career: Legislative Assistant, (R-SD), Office of Senator James Abdnor, United States Senate (1985-1987); Special Assistant, United States Small Business Administration (1987-1989); Executive Director, South Dakota Republican Party (1989-1991); State Railroad Director, State of South Dakota (1991-1993); U.S. Representative, (R-SD, At-Large), Office of Representative John Thune, United States House of Representatives (1996-2002).
Committee Assignments
Committee / Subcommittee(s)Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry / Subcommittee on Energy, Science, and Technology, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection, and Price Support
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit
Committee on Armed Services / Subcommittee on Airland, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Personnel
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation / Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Subcommittee on Science and Space
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Ranking Member
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship / No subcommittee assignments
Scheduler: Director of Scheduling Daffnei Riedel
E-mail:
Education: Nebraska 2001 BA
Career: Executive Assistant/Scheduler, (R-NE, District 3), Office of Representative Tom Osborne, United States House of Representatives (2003-2007)
Health staff: Legislative Correspondent Rachel Knust
Legislative Responsibilities: Abortion/Reproductive Rights; Appropriations (Education, FDA, Health and Human Services, Labor); Drug Policy; Education; Food and Drugs; Health/Health Care; Housing; Labor; Medicare/Medicaid; Pensions; Postal Issues; Social Security; Stem Cell Research; Welfare
E-mail:
Education: Creighton 2008 BSBA
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