Oren Lesmeister

American politician
Oren Lesmeister
Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byJamie Smith
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 28A district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded byDean Schrempp
Personal details
Born (1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 57)
Eagle Butte, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWestern Dakota Technical Institute

Oren Lesmeister (born July 7, 1966) is an American politician who has served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from district 28A since 2017.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Butte county voter turnout high, support GOP slate". Rapidcityjournal.com. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. ^ "SDLRC - Representative Oren L. Lesmeister - 2019". Sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
South Dakota House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jamie Smith
Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
2023–present
Incumbent
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Statewide political officials of South Dakota
U.S. senators
  • John Thune
  • Mike Rounds
U.S. representative
  • Dusty Johnson, At-large representative
State governmentSenate
House
Supreme Court
(appointed)
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Majority leaders
Mark Wright (R)
David Moon (D)
Mike Moran (D)
Jamie Long (DFL)
[to be determined] (R)
Sue Vinton (R)
Ray Aguilar (R)*
Jason Osborne (R)
Mike Lefor (R)
Bill Seitz (R)
Tammy West (R)
Ben Bowman (D)
Emily Long (D)
Federal districts:
Territories:
Rory Respicio (D)*
Ed Propst (D)
Kenneth Gittens (D)*
Political party affiliations
Republican: 28 states
Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district
Popular Democratic: 1 territory
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Minority leaders
Anthony Daniels (D)
James Gallagher (R)
Vic Miller (D)
Derrick Graham (D)
Matt Hall (R)
Kim Abbott (D)
Vacant*
Zac Ista (D-NPL)
Oren Lesmeister (D)
Mike Yin (D)
Federal districts:
None*
Territories:
Chris Duenas (R)*
Patrick San Nicolas (R)
Dwayne DeGraff (I)*
Political party affiliations
Democratic: 27 states
Republican: 21 states, 2 territories
Independent: 1 state
New Progressive: 1 territory
An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.
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South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)
Speaker of the House
Hugh Bartels (R-5)
Speaker pro tempore
Mike Stevens (R-18)
Majority Leader
Will Mortenson (R-24)

Minority Leader
Oren Lesmeister (D-28)