Leslie Osborn | |
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Labor Commissioner of Oklahoma | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | Kevin Stitt |
Preceded by | Melissa Houston |
Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives from the 47th district | |
In office 2008 –November 16,2018 | |
Preceded by | Susan Winchester |
Succeeded by | Brian Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Salina,Kansas,U.S. | October 17,1963
Political party | Republican |
Education | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (BA) |
Leslie Osborn (born October 17,1963) is an American politician serving as the Oklahoma labor commissioner. She was previously a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2008 to 2018.
Leslie was born in Salina,Kansas. She graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1986. [1]
Osborn has owned her own business for 22 years,Osborn Pick-Up Accessories.
Osborn won the November 2008 general election for an open seat to represent District 47 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, [2] which includes the towns of Mustang and Tuttle and parts of Canadian County and Grady County. [3]
The state lawmaker was appointed by T.W. Shannon to chair the Judiciary Committee in 2013,the first female in state history to do so.
In 2013,she ran the landmark workers’compensation reform bill,changing the judicial system to an updated administrative system. [4]
From December 2014 to December 2015 she served as chair of the budget subcommittee on Natural Resources &Regulatory Services. [5]
On December 9,2016,House Speaker Charles McCall appointed Representative Osborn to chair the House Appropriations and Budget Committee,the first Republican female to do so. [6]
In November 2018,Osborn was elected labor commissioner and is serving a four-year term. [7]
She is the mother of two children.[ citation needed ]
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