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{{Officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Leslie G. Osterman
|name=Leslie G. Osterman
|image=Leslie Osterman of KS.jpg
|image=Leslie Osterman of KS.jpg
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
|spouse=Widower of Deloris D. Osterman
|spouse=Widower of Deloris D. Osterman<br>
Louise Meade Osterman
|children=Dee Osterman ___
|religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]]
|religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]]
|birth_date=July 29, 1947
|birth_date=July 29, 1947
|birth_place=[[Cheyenne (city)|Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming]]
|occupation=Retired health systems analyst
|occupation=Retired health systems analyst
|offices=
|office=[[Kansas]] State Representative for District
|term_start=January 2011
|term_end=January 2019
|preceded=Dale Swenson
|succeeded=Nick Hoheisel
|residence=[[Wichita]], Kansas}}
'''Leslie G. Osterman''' (born July 29, 1947) is a retired health systems analyst from [[Wichita]], [[Kansas]], who is a [[Republican]] member of the Kansas House of Representatives from District 97 in southwestern Wichita County. First elected on November 2, 2010, Osterman lost races for the same seat in 2000 and 2008, when he ran as a [[Democrat]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=34735|title=Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas)|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
'''Leslie G. Osterman''' (born July 29, 1947) is a retired health systems analyst from [[Wichita]], [[Kansas]], who is a [[Republican]] member of the Kansas House of Representatives from District 97 in southwestern Wichita County. First elected on November 2, 2010, Osterman lost races for the same seat in 2000 and 2008, when he ran as a [[Democrat]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=34735|title=Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas)|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
==Legislative record==
==Legislative record==
Osterman serves on these House committees: (1) Commerce and Economic Development, (2) Education, and (3) Judiciary.<ref name=vsmart/> In 2011, Osterman was given an "A" rating by the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
Osterman serves on these House committees: (1) Commerce and Economic Development, (2) Education, and (3) Judiciary.<ref name=vsmart/> In 2011, Osterman was given an "A" rating by the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=34735|title=Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas)|publisher=votesmart.org/issue|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=34735|title=Representative Leslie Osterman (Kansas)|publisher=votesmart.org/issue|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
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. A [[Texas]] law of this same kind has been defended in the 2012 presidential contest by Governor [[Rick Perry]]. Though Osterman's bill passed the House, it died before the State and Federal Affairs Committee of the Kansas State Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/hb2006/|title=HB2006|publisher=kslegislature.org|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref> Strongly pro-life,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osterman4house.com/index.html|title=Leslie Osterman|publisher=osterman4house.com|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref> Osterman introduced legislation 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/hb2035/|title=HB2035|publisher=kslegislature.org|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
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. A [[Texas]] law of this same kind has been defended in the 2012 presidential contest by Governor [[Rick Perry]]. Though Osterman's bill passed the House, it died before the State and Federal Affairs Committee of the Kansas State Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/hb2006/|title=HB2006|publisher=kslegislature.org|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref> Strongly pro-life,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osterman4house.com/index.html|title=Leslie Osterman|publisher=osterman4house.com|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref> Osterman introduced legislation 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/hb2035/|title=HB2035|publisher=kslegislature.org|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>