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News from
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
For Immediate Release
Contact: Russ Levsen, 202-226-4449
Chip Weiskotten, 202-226-8553
HERSETH
SANDLIN ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION
Winning
Entrants Hail From Flandreau, North Sioux City
May 16,
2007, Washington, D.C. –
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin today announced South Dakota’s winners
of the 2007 congressional art competition, “An Artistic Discovery.”
The first place artist is Steven Edwards, a junior at the Flandreau
Indian School, for his piece titled “Gaze into the Plains.” The runner-up
is Jordan Boose, a senior at Dakota Valley High School in North Sioux
City, whose watercolor was untitled.
Rep. Herseth Sandlin
said, “It is abundantly clear that South Dakota has no shortage of young,
talented artists. Every year, I am impressed by the beautiful and moving
works of art that are entered in the congressional art competition and
I thank all the South Dakotans who took the time to enter pieces. Steven’s
and Jordan’s works stood out among a range of quality pieces and I am
proud to select them for this honor.”
An Artistic Discovery
is the annual nationwide Congressional High School Art Competition initiated
by members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Each spring, members
sponsor a local art competition for high school students, judged by
independent local art experts, in order to encourage and recognize the
rich artistic talent in their districts. As the winning student from
South Dakota, Steven will have his artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol
for one year and is invited to Washington, D.C., for the ribbon-cutting
ceremony. Jordan’s work will be displayed in Rep. Herseth Sandlin’s
personal office in Washington, D.C.
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Congresswoman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin serves South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.
She is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate Democrats
committed to fiscal discipline and strong national security, and is
co-chair of the Rural Working Group, which is dedicated to raising the
profile of issues important to rural America. She also serves on three
committees vital to South Dakota’s interests: Agriculture, Veterans’
Affairs and Resources. In the 110th Congress, Herseth Sandlin was appointed
to serve on the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
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