James Leewright

{{Short description|American politician & businessman}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

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| name=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

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| birth_date={{Birth based on age as of date|44|2016|6|17}}

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| 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

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James Leewright (born {{circa|1972}}) 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/leewright_bio.aspx|title=James Leewright | Oklahoma Senate}} He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/elections/two-republicans-seek-senate-district-seat/article_b601156c-caf2-5664-8e5f-435c3c31efd0.html|title = Two Republicans seek Senate District 12 seat}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Political notebook: State election board to hear 12 contested candidacy petitions |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/political-notebook-state-election-board-to-hear-12-contested-candidacy-petitions/article_ecd6a928-c269-11ec-95cc-a38b1ae6442c.html |access-date=24 April 2022 |publisher=Tulsa World |date=22 April 2022}}