Oren Lesmeister

Oren Lesmeister

Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2023
Preceded by	Jamie Smith
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 28A district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2017
Preceded by	Dean Schrempp

Personal details
Born	(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 58) Eagle Butte, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Western Dakota Technical Institute
Occupation	Farmer/Rancher/Ag Business Owner

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] this sub-district contains the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations.

South Dakota

Electoral History

2022

2022 South Dakota's 28A House of Representatives district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oren Lesmeister (incumbent)	1,890	50.58%
	Republican	Ralph Lyon	1,847	49.42%
Total votes			3,737	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Butte county voter turnout high, support GOP slate". Rapidcityjournal.com. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^ "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

v t e Statewide political officials of South Dakota
U.S. senators	John Thune Mike Rounds
U.S. representative	Dusty Johnson, At-large representative
State government	Kristi Noem, Governor Larry Rhoden, Lieutenant Governor Monae Johnson, Secretary of State Marty Jackley, Attorney General Josh Haeder, Treasurer Rich Sattgast, Auditor Brock Greenfield, School and Public Lands Commissioner Kristie Fiegen, Gary W. Hanson, Chris Nelson, Public Utilities Commissioners
Senate	Larry Rhoden, President Lee Schoenbeck, President pro tempore Casey Crabtree, Majority Leader Reynold Nesiba, Minority Leader
House	Hugh Bartels, Speaker Mike Stevens, Speaker pro tempore Will Mortenson, Majority Leader Oren Lesmeister, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	Steven R. Jensen, Chief Justice Janine M. Kern Mark Salter Patricia DeVaney Scott P. Myren, Associate Justices

Floor leaders of state houses

v t e Majority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Steve Scalise (R)
AL ▌Scott Stadthagen (R) AK ▌Dan Saddler (R) AZ ▌Leo Biasiucci (R) AR ▌Marcus Richmond (R) CA ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) CO ▌Monica Duran (D) CT ▌Jason Rojas (D) DE ▌Melissa Minor-Brown (D) FL ▌Michael J. Grant (R) GA ▌Chuck Efstration (R) HI ▌Nadine Nakamura (D) ID ▌Jason Monks (R) IL ▌Robyn Gabel (D) IN ▌Matt Lehman (R) IA ▌Matt Windschitl (R) KS ▌Chris Croft (R) KY ▌Steven Rudy (R) LA ▌Mark Wright (R) ME ▌Maureen Terry (D) MD ▌David Moon (D) MA ▌Mike Moran (D) MI ▌Abraham Aiyash (D) MN ▌Jamie Long (DFL) MS ▌^{[to be determined]} (R) MO ▌Jonathan Patterson (R) MT ▌Sue Vinton (R) NE ▌Ray Aguilar (R)* NV ▌Sandra Jauregui (D) NH ▌Jason Osborne (R) NJ ▌Louis Greenwald (D) NM ▌Gail Chasey (D) NY ▌Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) NC ▌John R. Bell IV (R) ND ▌Mike Lefor (R) OH ▌Bill Seitz (R) OK ▌Tammy West (R) OR ▌Ben Bowman (D) PA ▌Matthew Bradford (D) RI ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D) SC ▌Davey Hiott (R) SD ▌Will Mortenson (R) TN ▌William Lamberth (R) TX ▌Tom Oliverson (R) UT ▌Jefferson Moss (R) VT ▌Emily Long (D) VA ▌Charniele Herring (D) WA ▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D) WV ▌Eric Householder (R) WI ▌Tyler August (R) WY ▌Chip Neiman (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Phil Mendelson (D)* Territories: AS GU ▌^{[to be determined]} MP ▌Ed Propst (D) PR ▌Angel Matos García (PPD/D) VI ▌Kenneth Gittens (D)*
Political party affiliations ▌Republican: 28 states ▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district ▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory

v t e Minority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Hakeem Jeffries (D)
AL ▌Anthony Daniels (D) AK ▌Calvin Schrage (I) AZ ▌Lupe Contreras (D) AR ▌Tippi McCullough (D) CA ▌James Gallagher (R) CO ▌Rose Pugliese (R) CT ▌Vincent Candelora (R) DE ▌Michael Ramone (R) FL ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) GA ▌James Beverly (D) HI ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ID ▌Ilana Rubel (D) IL ▌Tony McCombie (R) IN ▌Phil GiaQuinta (D) IA ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D) KS ▌Vic Miller (D) KY ▌Derrick Graham (D) LA ▌Matthew Willard (D) ME ▌Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) MD ▌Jason C. Buckel (R) MA ▌Bradley Jones Jr. (R) MI ▌Matt Hall (R) MN ▌Lisa Demuth (R) MS ▌Robert Johnson III (D) MO ▌Crystal Quade (D) MT ▌Kim Abbott (D) NE Vacant* NV ▌P. K. O'Neill (R) NH ▌Matthew Wilhelm (D) NJ ▌John DiMaio (R) NM ▌Rod Montoya (R) NY ▌William Barclay (R) NC ▌Robert T. Reives II (D) ND ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL) OH ▌Allison Russo (D) OK ▌Cyndi Munson (D) OR ▌Jeff Helfrich (R) PA ▌Bryan Cutler (R) RI ▌Michael Chippendale (R) SC ▌Todd Rutherford (D) SD ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) TN ▌Karen Camper (D) TX ▌Trey Martinez Fischer (D) UT ▌Angela Romero (D) VT ▌Patricia McCoy (R) VA ▌Todd Gilbert (R) WA ▌Drew Stokesbary (R) WV ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D) WI ▌Greta Neubauer (D) WY ▌Mike Yin (D) Federal districts: DC None* Territories: AS GU ▌Frank F. Blas Jr. (R)* MP ▌Patrick H. San Nicolas (R) PR ▌Carlos Johnny Méndez (PNP/R) VI ▌Dwayne M. 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.

v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
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)
1. ▌Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R) ⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R) 18. ▌Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌Steve Duffy (R) ⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R) 33. ▌Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R) 35. ▌Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)
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