Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 12/03/1970 Birthplace: Aberdeen, SD District: represents SD-00 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Lutheran Education: JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1996 MA, Government, Georgetown University, 1996 BA, Government, Georgetown University, 1993. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website
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Money Raised $916,324 (#187) Spent 40% (#501) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 42% (#371) From PACs 58% (#128) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 46 (#117) Total cost $154,159,900 (#106) Received 45 (#113) Total cost $118,425,900 (#97) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 25% left-wing (#234) Predictable 94% (#228) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 685 words (#360) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 665 (#365) Introduced 68 (#245) Debated 13 (#164) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) AFL-CIO 92% (12/13 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Public Citizen 70% (7/10 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 40% (2/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Dean L Buntrock $16,800 from December 15, 2003 to October 15, 2007 2 Don Endres $14,200 from May 16, 2004 to March 26, 2008 3 David M Stein $13,100 from December 29, 2003 to March 30, 2007 4 Sharon Warner $11,600 from August 5, 2002 to November 6, 2007 5 Ray J Hillenbrand $10,600 from December 29, 2003 to December 18, 2006 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $485,465 2 Na $125,769 3 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Fl $54,000 4 Crowell Moring $23,900 5 Retired $18,600 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

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