James Leewright | |
Office: | Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma Senate |
Term Start: | January 2021 |
Term End: | November 16, 2022 |
Preceded: | Stephanie Bice |
Succeeded: | Julie Daniels |
State Senate1: | Oklahoma |
State1: | Oklahoma |
District1: | 12th |
Term Start1: | 2016 |
Term End1: | November 16, 2022 |
Preceded1: | Brian Bingman |
Succeeded1: | Todd Gollihare |
State House2: | Oklahoma |
State2: | Oklahoma |
District2: | 29th |
Term Start2: | 2014 |
Term End2: | 2016 |
Preceded2: | Skye McNiel |
Succeeded2: | Kyle Hilbert |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Cari |
Children: | four |
Residence: | Bristow, Oklahoma |
Education: | Bachelor of Science Master of Business Administration |
Alma Mater: | Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City University |
Occupation: | businessman |
James Leewright (born) is an American Republican politician and member of the Oklahoma State Senate who represented the 12th district from 2016 to 2022. He was initially elected in November 2016.[1] He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016.[2]
In 2022 Leewright announced he was retiring from the Oklahoma Senate and was named the president and chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association as well as the Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association.[3]