Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was a Democratic U.S. representative from South Dakota, first elected to Congress in 2004, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (108th–111th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5651 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the "Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building…Dec 14, 2010 · Became Public Law No: 111-298.
- H.R. 6338 To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit certain livestock owners to plant a secondary crop for the use of the producer as emergency feed.Nov 16, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- H.R. 6339 Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010Sep 29, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- H.R. 5360 HELP Veterans Act of 2010Sep 29, 2010 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- H.R. 6234 Comprehensive Long-Term Care Support Act of 2010Sep 28, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2654 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 South Dumont Avenue in Woonsocket, South Dakota, as the "Eleanor McGovern Post…Became law
- H.R. 1211 (111th) Women Veterans Health Care Improvement ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 2489 (111th) National Land Remote Sensing Outreach ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 1037 (111th) Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009Passed a chamber
- H.R. 6225 (110th) Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1088 (111th) Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act of 2009Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1089 (111th) Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1315 (110th) Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2007Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Sandlin has won
Rep. Sandlin has won 3 U.S. House elections (2004–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.4 to 39.8 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has South Dakota done while Rep. Sandlin served?
2005 to 2010 in South Dakota: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.2 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in South Dakota during Sandlin’s time representing it (2004 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for South Dakota begin in 2005, so 2004 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 34 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 34 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 7 | See the 7 → |
| With a committee report listed | 7 | See the 7 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.