Leslie Osborn

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Leslie Osborn |image = Leslie Osborn.jpg |office = Labor Commissioner of Oklahoma |governor = Kevin Stitt |term_start = January 14, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = Melissa McLawhorn Houston |successor = |state_house1 = Oklahoma |district1 = 47th |term_start1 = 2008 |term_end1 = November 16, 2018 |predecessor1 = Susan Winchester |successor1 = Brian Hill |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|17}} |birth_place = Salina, Kansas, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |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.

==Early life and career== Leslie was born in Salina, Kansas. She graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1986.<ref>[http://www.okhouse.gov Oklahoma House of Representatives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622043630/http://okhouse.gov/|date=2013-06-22}} (accessed April 4, 2013)</ref>

== Career == Osborn has owned her own business for 22 years, Osborn Pick-Up Accessories.

===Oklahoma House of Representatives=== Osborn won the November 2008 general election for an open seat to represent District 47 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,<ref>[http://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/08sh.pdf Election Results], [http://www.ok.gov/elections Oklahoma State Election Board] (access April 4, 2013).</ref> which includes the towns of Mustang and Tuttle and parts of Canadian County and Grady County.<ref>[http://www.okhouse.gov/Research/HouseDistricts.aspx House Districts, Congressional and Other Maps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507095639/http://www.okhouse.gov/Research/HouseDistricts.aspx |date=2009-05-07 }}, [http://www.okhouse.gov Oklahoma House of Representatives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622043630/http://okhouse.gov/ |date=2013-06-22 }}. (access April 4, 2013).</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1062&Session=1300|title = Bill Information}}</ref>

From December 2014 to December 2015 she served as chair of the budget subcommittee on Natural Resources & Regulatory Services.<ref>[http://www.okhouse.gov/Committees/CommitteeMembers.aspx?CommID=251&SubCommID=80 Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Natural Resources & Regulatory Services], [http://www.okhouse.gov/ Oklahoma House of Representatives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622043630/http://okhouse.gov/ |date=2013-06-22 }}. (accessed December 15, 2014)</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 6, 2018|title=Incoming House Speaker names Osborn to head budget panel|website=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/220914da6a3049d286a6349009569bb9}}</ref>

===Oklahoma labor commissioner===

In November 2018, Osborn was elected labor commissioner.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buettner|first=Joe|date=2018-08-28|title=Leslie Osborn lands Republican nomination for Oklahoma labor commissioner|url=https://okcfox.com/news/local/leslie-osborn-lands-republican-nomination-for-oklahoma-labor-commissioner|access-date=2021-08-06|website=KOKH}}</ref>

In November 2022, Osborn was reelected labor commissioner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Savannah |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Osborn wins Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor race |url=https://ktul.com/news/local/osborn-wins-oklahoma-commissioner-of-labor-race |access-date=March 7, 2024 |website=KTUL}}</ref>

== Personal life == Osborn is the mother of two children.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

== Electoral history ==

=== Oklahoma Legislature === {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma House of Representatives 47th district election, 2008<ref>{{cite web |title=General Election, November 4, 2008, Summary Results |url=https://oklahoma.gov/elections/elections-results/election-results/2008-election-results/2008-general-election.html |website=Oklahoma State Election Board |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn | votes = 11,003 | percentage = 66.69% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Harold Jackson | votes = 5,496 | percentage = 33.31% | change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma House of Representatives 47th district election, 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=November 06, 2012, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20121106 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn (incumbent) | votes = 12,315 | percentage = 79.6% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Leon A. Pivinski | votes = 3,158 | percentage = 20.4% | change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma House of Representatives 47th district election, 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=November 08, 2016, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20161108 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn (incumbent) | votes = 14,627 | percentage = 78.1% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = O.A. Cargill | votes = 4,102 | percentage = 21.9% | change = }} {{Election box end}}

=== Oklahoma Labor Commissioner === {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Republican primary election, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=June 26, 2018, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20180626 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Cathy Costello | votes = 181,657 | percentage = 43.3% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn | votes = 150,847 | percentage = 35.9% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Keith Swinton | votes = 87,446 | percentage = 20.8% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Republican primary runoff election, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=August 28, 2018, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20180828 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn | votes = 151,766 | percentage = 52.3% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Cathy Costello | votes = 138,181 | percentage = 47.7% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=November 06, 2018, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20181106 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn | votes = 717,765 | percentage = 61.7% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Fred Dorrell | votes = 389,249 | percentage = 21.9% | change = }} {{Election box candidate no change | party = Independent | candidate = Brandt Dismukes | votes = 55,823 | percentage = 4.8% | change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Republican primary election, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=June 28, 2022, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20220628 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn (incumbent) | votes = 160,753 | percentage = 47.8% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Sean Roberts | votes = 128,669 | percentage = 38.3% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Keith Swinton | votes = 46,758 | percentage = 13.9% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Republican primary runoff election, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=August 23, 2022, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20220823 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn (incumbent) | votes = 143,937 | percentage = 53.0% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Sean Roberts | votes = 127,585 | percentage = 47.0% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=November 08, 2022, Oklahoma State Election Board, Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20221108 |website=OK Election Results |access-date=March 7, 2024 }} </ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Leslie Osborn (incumbent) | votes = 747,037 | percentage = 65.7% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jack Henderson | votes = 333,741 | percentage = 29.3% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Will Daugherty | votes = 57,006 | percentage = 5.0% | change = }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Mark Costello}} {{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for Labor Commissioner of Oklahoma|years=2018, 2022}} {{s-inc|recent}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Melissa Houston}} {{s-ttl|title=Labor Commissioner of Oklahoma|years=2019–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborn, Leslie}} Category:1963 births Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature Category:Oklahoma labor commissioners Category:People from Mustang, Oklahoma Category:Politicians from Salina, Kansas Category:Women state legislators in Oklahoma