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June 11, 2004

A Capitol Romance

By Byron LaMasters

Well this is certainly interesting. Stephanie Herseth has been in Washington D.C. just over a week and it looks like she's already found herself a man - from Texas. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports:

Now that Democrat Stephanie Herseth of South Dakota has won a special election and been sworn in as the state's congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Max Sandlin, D-Marshall, can say he is enjoying a congressional romance.

Sandlin, who is divorced, and Herseth, who is single, were together often in Austin last summer during the redistricting saga. And Sandlin helped raise money for her congressional race.

This is not Sandlin's first high-profile political romance. He dated Christine Pelosi, daughter of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and chief of staff to Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass.


Roll Call reported the news today as well in the "Heard on the Hill" column. Here's part of it:


Sorry, guys. The newest, most eligible bachelorette in Congress appears to be off the market.
Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D), who just won the special South Dakota election, had a boyfriend waiting for her on Capitol Hill when she arrived last week.

He’s Democratic Rep. Max Sandlin, a four-term Texan.

The couple met during Herseth’s failed 2002 election bid against then-Rep. Bill Janklow (R-S.D.), who recently was released from prison for his second-degree manslaughter conviction. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has its own version of a “big buddy” program, appointed Sandlin to be Herseth’s mentor during that campaign.

Maybe the DCCC should have a match-making business on the side?

“Representative Herseth and Representative Sandlin met during the last election cycle. They remained friends after the 2002 election and have had a relationship for approximately a year,” her spokesman, Russ Levsen, told HOH.

Sandlin, who is divorced with four children, also worked hard to campaign and raise money for his girlfriend during her winning campaign against GOP state Sen. Larry Diedrich in the June 1 special election.

He said having just arrived in Washington, the new Congresswoman has not found permanent housing yet. For now, he said, she’s staying at the Capitol Suites.

But Herseth, 33, and Sandlin, 52, were seen Wednesday morning in front of Sandlin’s apartment building near D and First streets Southeast.


Cool. Let's keep the latest capitol couple in Washington D.C.

Donate to Max Sandlin.

Donate to Stephanie Herseth.

Posted by Byron LaMasters at June 11, 2004 02:41 PM | TrackBack

Comments

How sweet. How virtuous.

Just compare it to the escapades of Republican's, like the shenigans coming out of Mike DeWine's office (Washingtoyenne).

Democrats are the party of decency.

Posted by: Matthew Saroff at June 11, 2004 03:27 PM

Pretty weird for a 33 yr old to be boinking a 52 yr old, couldn't she do better than a flabby guy old enough to be her father?

Posted by: Taos Martin at June 11, 2004 09:06 PM

spoken truly by someone who's never met Max Sandlin. When I met him recently I didn't recognize him b/c he looked a lot different from his pictures- he's a handsome guy (coming from the straight half of this blog's authorship). He's also in pretty good shape and has a lot of energy- I'm sure he can keep up with her.

She's hot, he's a badass- let's hope they have some populist rural Democratic kids (though Sandlin's oldest is a fellow UT student, so he may be done with the kid-having...)

Posted by: Andrew D at June 12, 2004 03:02 AM

Charlie Wilson is undoubtably proud of his successor! Least I think Sandlin's Charlie's successor. If not in practice then definitely in spirit!

While I don't see eye-to-eye with folks like Herseth and Sandlin on the social issues, that (D- xxx) behind their names in the roll call is damned nice.

Posted by: Patrick at June 14, 2004 04:55 PM

She's taken? And he's 52? Ahh man... What a bummer. ;^P

Posted by: steve-o at June 14, 2004 06:26 PM

speaking as a 51 year old, i see nothing wrong with this whatsoever.

Posted by: skippy at June 14, 2004 06:37 PM

speaking as a 32 year old, I don't either!

Posted by: tsm_sf at June 14, 2004 06:40 PM

Damn it! That punk kid Sandlin got her?


fyreflye (70 but hot, baby!)

Posted by: fyreflye at June 14, 2004 06:43 PM

Congratulations boys! You've been linked to by Atrios! Eschatonians are visiting right and left!

Ain't life grand?

Posted by: Deanocrat at June 14, 2004 08:08 PM

feel the power of atrios...Bush/ZombieReagan04...

Posted by: TroyMcClure at June 14, 2004 08:54 PM

"Pretty weird for a 33 yr old to be boinking a 52 yr old, couldn't she do better than a flabby guy old enough to be her father?"

Dude, they met as a result of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's version of a “big buddy” program.

Do *you* qualify as a *big* buddy?

Posted by: So-Called Austin Mayor at June 15, 2004 08:53 AM

Troy,

It's ZombieReagan/Cheney in '04 as soon as the supremos declare that being dead removes the term limit restriction.

Posted by: Soli at June 15, 2004 08:54 AM

"Democrats are the party of decency."

Yes, coming from the party of Ted Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, Bubba Clinton, James Traficant, the Longs, Marion Barry, ad nauseum, that is certainly the hoot of the day.

Posted by: Colorado Conservative at June 15, 2004 03:12 PM

What's the latest on the Congresswoman and the has been?

Posted by: wirehair at June 3, 2005 03:39 AM
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