Lanny Fite

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name= Lanny E. Fite

| birth_place=

| birth_date=c. 1950

| residence=Benton, Saline County
Arkansas, USA

| death_date=

| death_place=

| death_cause=

| resting_place=

| state_house1=Arkansas

| district1=23rd

| term_start1=January 2015

| term_end1= January 9, 2023

| preceded1=Ann Clemmer

| succeeded1=Kendra Moore

| state_house2=Arkansas

| district2=83rd

| term_start2=January 9, 2023

| term_end2=

| preceded2=Keith Slape

| succeeded2=

| party=Republican

| alma_mater=Benton High School

| occupation=Former Saline County Judge

| spouse=Sherri Fite

| children=Two children

| footnotes=

}}

Lanny E. Fite (born c. 1950) is a retired county judge for Saline County, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 83.

In 2014, he was elected without opposition to succeed the term-limited Ann Clemmer, a fellow Republican who instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district.{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=District 23|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=April 2, 2015}} In his first term in office, Fite

serves on the House committees of (1) Revenue and Tax Committee, (2) State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, and (3) the Legislative Council.

Fite graduated from Benton High School in Benton, the seat of government of Saline County. He is a member of Lions International and the Baptist Church. In 2011, he received the Professional of the Year Award from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 2001, he was the "Benton Citizen of the Year."{{cite web|url=

http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/361/Lanny-Fite|title=Lanny Fite|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=April 2, 2015}} He formerly lived in North Little Rock, Cabot, and Lonoke, Arkansas.{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Lanny&qmi=&qn=Fite&qcs=Arkansas&focusfirst=1|title=Lanny E. Fite|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=April 2, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/81121/lanny-fite#.VR2FLfl4rGY|title=HB 1489 - Reduces Unemployment Benefits - Key Vote|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2015}}