Stephanie Herseth is the Democrat running, and running ahead, in the June 1 special election to fill South Dakota's lone congressional seat vacated by Bill Janklow. Herseth is a young (33) Georgetown-trained lawyer whose grandfather was governor, grandmother was secretary of state, and father served in the state legislature for twenty years. She grew up on her family's farm and was high school valedictorian, captain of the track and basketball teams and Governor of South Dakota Girls State. As a Georgetown undergrad,she was name one of five most outstanding seniors.
