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[[Image:Steph-h.jpg|right|Stephanie Herseth]] |
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'''Stephanie Herseth''' (born [[December 3]], [[1970]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] and [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]]. She narrowly won the at-large [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] seat from [[South Dakota]] in a [[by-election|special election]] on [[June 1]], [[2004]], briefly giving the state its first all-Democrat congressional delegation since 1937. In the [[U.S. House election, 2004|2004 general elections]], Herseth retained her seat by a 7% margin over [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Larry Diedrich]]. |
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Herseth was raised on her family's farm near [[Houghton, South Dakota|Houghton]] (between [[Hecla, South Dakota|Hecla]] and [[Columbia, South Dakota|Columbia]]) in a family active in South Dakota politics: |
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*One of her grandfathers, [[Ralph Herseth]], was [[List of Governors of South Dakota|governor]]; |
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*One of her grandmothers, Lorna Herseth, was Secretary of State; and |
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*Her father, Lars Herseth, served for twenty years in the state legislature and ran for governor in 1986. |
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Herseth received her [[bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and [[Juris Doctor|law]] degrees from [[Georgetown University]]. She ran for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the [[2002]] election and lost to [[Bill Janklow]]. In early [[2004]], Janklow vacated his seat after he was convicted of second-degree [[manslaughter]] (for killing a motorcyclist while running a [[stop sign]]), triggering the special election. Diedrich was also her opponent in the special election. The special election was barely over when Diedrich and Herseth began campaigning for the general election. Both elections were hard-fought and close compared to many House races in the rest of the United States. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.hersethforcongress.org/ Campaign website] |
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*[http://www.sdsos.gov/Elections/VG2004/HersethS.htm Statement in South Dakota's 2004 Voter Guide] |
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*[http://www.house.gov/herseth/ House of Representatives website] |
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[[Category:1970 births|Herseth, Stephanie]] |
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[[Category:Members of the U.S. House of Representatives|Herseth, Stephanie]] |
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[[Category:South Dakota politicians|Herserth, Stephanie]] |
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