Leslie Osterman

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Leslie Osterman (born July 29, 1947) is a health systems analyst from Wichita, Kansas, who is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from District 97 in Wichita County. He was first elected in 2010 but lost a race for the same seat in 2000.[1]


Background

Osterman was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming,[1] to Albert Osterman, Jr. (1923-2011), and the late Edith L. Osterman. His father was a World War II veteran, a municipal employee in Cheyenne, and also worked for several construction companies in Wyoming and Colorado.[2]Osterman is the widower of Deloris D. Osterman[3] (1935-2003)[4] and has a daughter, Dee. In 2011, he was engaged to Louise Meade.[3]He has a brother, Albert Osterman, III, of Longmont, Colorado, and a sister, Margaret Ann Osterman. A second brother was Jerry Leon Osterman (1949-1993) of Fort Collins, Colorado.[5]Osterman is a non-denominational Christian.[1]He is also active in Lions International and the Masonic lodge.[3]

Osterman served in the United States Navy, having retired at the rank of chief petty officer. In 1991, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in health science and hospital management[3] from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. He moved to Kansas in 1986.[3] Since 1993, he has been affiliated with Preferred Health Systems in Wichita.[1]


Legislative record

Osterman serves on these House committees: (1) Commerce and Economic Development, (2) Education, and (3) Judiciary.[1]In 2011, Osterman was given an "A" rating by the National Rifle Association.[6]

Early in the 2011 session, the conservative Osterman introduced a bill to repeal the state law which grants residency for tuition purposes to certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States. Though his bill passed the House, it died before the Kansas Senate State and Federal Affairs Ccommittee.[7]Strongly pro-life,[8] Osterman introduced bills to amend laws relating to late-term and partial-birth abortion in Kansas. The bill passed in both houses and was signed into law on April 12, 2011, by Republican Governor Sam Brownback.[9]

The freshman lawmaker also obtained approval of a bill to require photographic identification by voters at the precinct, a measure also adopted in Texas in 2011 and signed into law by Governor Rick Perry. The Kansas bill was signed into law by Governor Brownback on April 18, 2011.[10] Osterman also pushed for a law the Kansas Health Care Freedom Act, which would exempt the state from the federal health-care law scheduled to take effect in 2013.The measure was withdrawn from the calendar on February 23, 2011, and sent to the House Appropriations Committee.[11] Osterman's proposal to phase out over five years the state inocme tax on corporations in Kansas was referred to the House Committee on Taxation on February 7, 2011, pending further review.[12]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas). votesmart.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ Obituary of Albert Osterman, Jr.. Cheyenne Wyoming Eagle Tribune. Retrieved on October 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 About Me. osterman4house.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ Social Security Death Index. ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cwte
  6. ↑ Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas). votesmart.org/issue. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ HB2006. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  8. ↑ Leslie Osterman. osterman4house.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  9. ↑ HB2035. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ HB2067. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ HB2129. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ HB2156. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.>/ref>

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas). votesmart.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    2. ↑ Obituary of Albert Osterman, Jr.. Cheyenne Wyoming Eagle Tribune. Retrieved on October 10, 2011.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 About Me. osterman4house.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    4. ↑ Social Security Death Index. ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cwte
    6. ↑ Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas). votesmart.org/issue. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    7. ↑ HB2006. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    8. ↑ Leslie Osterman. osterman4house.com. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    9. ↑ HB2035. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    10. ↑ HB2067. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    11. ↑ HB2129. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
    12. ↑ HB2156. kslegislature.org. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.>/ref>

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