Congressional Directory for the 111th Congress (2009-2010), December 2009.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                              SOUTH DAKOTA

                       (Population 2000, 754,844)

                                SENATORS

    TIM JOHNSON, Democrat, of Vermillion, SD, born in Canton, SD, 
December 28, 1946; education: B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of South 
Dakota, 1969; M.A., political science, University of South Dakota, 1970; 
post-graduate study in political science, Michigan State 
University, 1970-71; J.D., University of South Dakota, 1975; budget 
advisor to the Michigan State Senate Appropriations Committee, 1971-72; 
admitted to the South Dakota bar in 1975 and began private law practice 
in Vermillion; elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives, 
1978; reelected, 1980; elected to the South Dakota State Senate, 1982; 
reelected, 1984; served on the Joint Appropriations Committee and the 
Senate Judiciary Committee; served as Clay County Deputy State's 
Attorney, 1985; awards: named Outstanding Citizen of Vermillion, 1983; 
received South Dakota Education Association's ``Friend of Education'' 
Award, 1983; Billy Sutton Award for Legislative Achievement, 1984; 
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1986; reelected to each 
succeeding Congress; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1988-92; 
member: President's Export Council, 1999; religion: Lutheran; married: 
Barbara Brooks, 1969; children: Brooks, Brendan and Kelsey Marie; 
committees: Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Energy 
and Natural Resources; Indian Affairs; elected to the U.S. Senate on 
November 5, 1996; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.


                  Office Listings

                        http://johnson.senate.gov

136 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510..   (202) 224-5842
  Chief of Staff.--Drey Samuelson.                         FAX: 228-5765
  Legislative Director.--Todd Stubbendieck.
  Communications Director.--Julianne Fisher.
5015 South Bar Oak, Sioux Falls, SD 57108..............   (605) 332-8896
  State Director.--Sharon Boysen.
320 South First Street, Suite 103, Aberdeen, SD 57401..   (605) 226-3440
405 East Omaha Street, Suite B, Rapid City, SD 57701...   (605) 341-3990


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    JOHN THUNE, Republican, of Sioux Falls, SD; born in Pierre, SD, 
January 7, 1961; 
education: Jones County High School, 1979; B.S., business 
administration, Biola University, CA; M.B.A., University of South 
Dakota, 1984; professional: executive director, South Dakota Municipal 
League; board of directors, National League of Cities; executive 
director, South 
Dakota Republican Party, 1989-91; appointed, State Railroad Director, 
1991; former congressional legislative assistant, and deputy staff 
director; elected, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2003; married: 
Kimberly Weems, 1984; children: Brittany and Larissa; committees: 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; elected to the 
U.S. Senate on November 2, 2004.


                  Office Listings

                         http://thune.senate.gov

493 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 224-2321
 20510.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Matt Zabel.                             FAX: 228-5429
  General Counsel.--Summer Mersinger.
  Legislative Director.--Dave Schwietert.
  Communications Director.--Andi Fouberg.
320 North Main Avenue, Suite B, Sioux Falls, SD 57104..   (605) 334-9596
1312 West Main Street, Rapid City, SD 57701............   (605) 348-7551
320 South First Street, Suite 101, Aberdeen, SD 57401..   (605) 225-8823



                             REPRESENTATIVE

                                AT LARGE

    STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN, Democrat, of Brookings, SD; born in 
Aberdeen, SD, 
December 3, 1970; education: graduated, Valedictorian, Groton High 
School; B.A. in Government, Georgetown University, summa cum laude and 
Phi Beta Kappa; J.D., with honors from

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the Georgetown University Law Center, and was a senior editor of the law 
review; professional: attorney; member, South Dakota Bar; served on the 
faculty of Georgetown University Law Center; worked on 
telecommunications and energy issues for the South Dakota Public 
Utilities Commission; organized commission meetings with Indian tribal 
leaders regarding utility regulation on Indian reservations; worked with 
U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann; also served as a law 
clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; Executive 
Director, South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation; committees: 
Agriculture; Natural Resources; 
Veterans' Affairs; Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global 
Warming; elected to the 108th Congress by special election, on June 1, 
2004; reelected to each succeeding Congress.



                  Office Listings

                   http://www.hersethsandlin.house.gov

331 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515.   (202) 225-2801
  Chief of Staff.--Tessa Gould.                            FAX: 225-5823
  Deputy Chief of Staff.--Russ Levsen.
  Press Secretary.--Betsy Hart.
  Legislative Director.--Josh Albert.
  Scheduler.--Margaret Sampson.
326 East 8th Street, Suite 108, Sioux Falls, SD 57103..   (605) 367-8371
  Southeast Director.--Steven Dahlmeier.
343 Quincy Street, Sutie 102, Rapid City, SD 57702.....   (605) 394-5280
  Western Director.--Kate Kelley.
121 Fourth Avenue, SW., Suite 1, Aberdeen, SD 57401....   (605) 626-3440
  District Director.--Maeve King.


Population (2000), 754,844.
ZIP Codes: 57001-07, 57010, 57012-18, 57020-22, 57024-59, 57061-73, 
        57075-79, 57101, 57103-10, 57117-18, 57186, 57188-89, 57192-98, 
        57201, 57212-14, 57216-21, 57223-27, 57231-39, 57241-43, 57245-
        49, 57251-53, 57255-66, 57268-74, 57276, 57278-79, 57301, 57311-
        15, 57317, 57319, 57321-26, 57328-32, 57334-35, 57337, 57339-42, 

        57344-46, 57348-50, 57353-56, 57358-59, 57361-71, 57373-76, 
        57379-86, 57399, 57401-02, 57420-22, 57424, 57426-30, 57432-42, 
        57445-46, 57448-52, 57454-57, 57460-61, 57465-77, 57479, 57481, 
        57501, 57520-23, 57528-29, 57531-34, 57536-38, 57540-44, 57547-
        48, 57551-53, 57555, 57559-60, 57562-64, 57566-72, 57574, 57576-
        77, 
        57579-80, 57584-85, 57601, 57620-23, 57625-26, 57630-34, 57636, 
        57638-42, 57644-46, 57648-52, 57656-61, 57701-03, 57706, 57709, 
        57714, 57716-20, 57722, 57724-25, 57730, 57732, 57735, 57737-38, 
        57741, 57744-45, 57747-48, 57750-52, 57754-56, 57758-64, 57766-
        67, 57769-70, 57772-73, 57775-77, 57779-80, 57782-83, 57785, 
        57787-88, 57790-94, 57799