South Dakota - AAPD



SOUTH DAKOTA

Dr. Mel Thaler

Congresswoman Kristi Noem [R-South Dakota, At Large]

NOTE: She has been assigned to the subcommittee that has jurisdiction over

Head Start

Cannon House Office Building, 226, Washington, DC 20515-4101

Tel: (202) 225-2801

Fax: (202) 225-5823

Click here for web-form e-mail



Start Date: 2011

District Represented: At Large

Committee Assignments: Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Natural Resources

Next Election: 2012

Fax: (202) 225-5823

Date of Birth: November 30, 1971

Education: Northern State (Attended); Mount Marty (Attended); South Dakota State (Attended)

Home City: Castlewood

Religion: Evangelical Christian

Career: Director, Board of Directors, South Dakota Soybean Association; Secretary, Board of Directors, South Dakota Soybean Association; Member, Commerce, House Standing Committees, South Dakota House of Representatives; Member, Taxation, House Standing Committees, South Dakota House of Representatives; Vice Chair, Taxation, House Standing Committees, South Dakota House of Representatives (2009-2011); Vice Chair, State Affairs, House Standing Committees, South Dakota House of Representatives (2009-2011); Assistant Majority Leader, South Dakota House of Representatives (2009-2011); State Representative, South Dakota House of Representatives (2007-2011)

Scheduler Jennifer D. "Jen" Fierro[pic]

Start Date: 2011

Fax: (202) 225-5823

jennifer.fierro@mail.

Education: South Dakota 2008 BA

Career: Staff Assistant, Office of Senator John Thune (REF-SD), United States Senate (2009-2010)

Health staff: Legislative Director Andrew T. Christianson[pic]

Start Date: 2011

andrew.christianson@mail.

Fax: (202) 225-5823

Education: South Dakota 2006 BA

Career: Intern, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (2004); Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN), United States House of Representatives (2009-2010)

|Committee Assignments |

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on Education and the Workforce |Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary |

| |Education |

| |Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions |

| |Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |

|Committee on Natural Resources |Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs |

| |Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |

| |Subcommittee on Water and Power |

Senator Tim Johnson [D-South Dakota]

Hart Senate Office Building, SH-136, Washington, DC 20510-4104

Tel: (202) 224-5842

Fax: (202) 228-5765

Web Form E-mail:

Internet:

Reelection Year: 2014

Began Service: 1997

Fax: (202) 228-5765

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).

Scheduler: Scheduler Sonja (Dean) Ferell

FAX: (202)-228-5765

(sonja_ferrell@johnson.)

Health staff: 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: megan_descamps@johnson.

Fax: (202) 228-5765

Career: Research Assistant, Office of Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), United States Senate

|Committee Assignments |

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on Appropriations | |

| | |

| |Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and |

| |Related Agencies |

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| |Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |

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| |Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |

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| |Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies, |

| |Chairman |

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| |Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs |

| | |

| |Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies |

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|Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban |Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Ex officio, non-voting |

|Affairs, Chairman | |

| |Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Chairman |

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| |Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development |

| | |

| |Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment |

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| |Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, ex officio, non-voting |

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|Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | |

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| |Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests |

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| |Subcommittee on Water and Power |

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|Committee on Indian Affairs |No subcommittee assignments |

Senator John Thune [R-South Dakota]

Russell Senate Office Building, SR-493, Washington, DC 20510-4105

Tel: (202) 224-2321

Fax: (202) 228-5429

Web Form E-mail:

Internet:

Began Service: 2005

Reelection Year: 2010

Fax: (202) 228-5429

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).

Scheduler: Director of Scheduling Daffnei Riedel

Fax: (202) 228-5429

E-mail: daffnei_riedel@thune.

Education: Nebraska 2001 BA

Religion: Christian

Career: Executive Assistant/Scheduler, (R-NE, District 3), Office of Representative Tom Osborne, United States House of Representatives (2003-2007)

Health staff: Legislative Assistant Jane B. Tschetter[pic]

Start Date: 2009

Legislative Responsibilities: Adoption; Aging/Senior Citizens; Education; Employment; Food and Drugs; Health/Health Care; Home Weatherization; Hospitals/Specialty Hospitals; Labor; Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Medical Malpractice; Medicare/Medicaid; Minimum Wage; Nutrition; Pensions; Prescription Drugs; Social Security; Welfare

Fax: (202) 228-5429

jane_tschetter@thune.

Education: South Dakota State 2007 BA

Career: Legislative Aide, Office of Senator John Thune (R-SD), United States Senate (2007); Legislative Correspondent, Office of Senator John Thune (R-SD), United States Senate (2007-2009); Legislative Aide, Office of Senator John Thune (R-SD), United States Senate (2009)

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: rachel_knust@thune.

Fax: (202) 228-5429

Education: Creighton 2008 BSBA

|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 Commerce, Science and |Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security |

|Transportation |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 Finance |No subcommittee assignments |

|Committee on the Budget |No subcommittee assignments |

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