South Dakota - AAPD



SOUTH DAKOTA

Dr. Mel Thaler

Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

[D-South Dakota, At Large]

|[pic] |Cannon House Office Building, 331, Washington, DC 20515-4101 |

| |Tel: (202) 225-2801 |

| |Fax: (202) 225-5823 |

| |Internet: |

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 |No subcommittee assignments |

|and Global Warming | |

Scheduler: Scheduler/Office Manager Margaret Sampson

Legislative Responsibilities: Small Business

E-mail: margaret.sampson@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: josh.albert@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]

|[pic] |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: 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 |Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Chairman |

|Affairs |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: sonja_dean@johnson.

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.

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

Senator John Thune [R-South Dakota]

|[pic] |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

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 |Subcommittee on Energy, Science, and Technology, Ranking Member |

|Forestry |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 |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 Small Business and |No subcommittee assignments |

|Entrepreneurship | |

Scheduler: Director of Scheduling Daffnei Riedel

E-mail: daffnei_riedel@thune.

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: rachel_knust@thune.

Education: Creighton 2008 BSBA

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