Lee Schoenbeck
Lee Schoenbeck | |
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President pro tempore of the South Dakota Senate | |
Assumed office January 8, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Brock Greenfield |
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 5th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
In office January 2003 – January 2007 | |
In office January 1995 – January 1997 | |
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
In office January 2015 – January 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Anton Schoenbeck May 14, 1958 Webster, South Dakota, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Donna |
Children | 4 |
Education | Augustana University (BA) University of South Dakota (JD) |
Lee Anton Schoenbeck (born May 14, 1958) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 5th district. He is the President Pro Tempore of the South Dakota Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and education
Schoenbeck was born in Webster, South Dakota in 1958. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augustana University and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law.[1]
Career
Schoenbeck is the owner of Schoenbeck Law, P.C., where he specializes in civil litigation.[2]
Political career
Schoenbeck served as a member of the Senate from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2003 to 2007. From 2015 to 2017, he represented the 5th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives.[3][4]
In 2021, Schoenbeck opposed a proposal, pushed by Governor
In 2021, Schoenbeck proposed an amendment to the
Controversy
In 2016, Schoenbeck was embroiled in an intra-party disagreement over a half-penny sales tax to boost the salaries of South Dakota public schoolteachers; Schoenbeck supported the sales tax,[8] The teacher salary boost proposal passed, but some fellow Republicans opposed it and barred Schoenbeck from a Republican Party caucus meeting, prompting Schoenbeck to consider resigning.[8]
Personal life
Schoenbeck and his wife, Donna, have four children. He lives in Watertown, South Dakota.
References
- ^ Lee Anton Schoenbeck's Biography
- ^ "About Us". Schoenbeck Law. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "Lee Schoenbeck". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Strubinger, Lee. "How One Current, One Former Lawmaker Are Reshaping The State Legislature". listen.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Stephen Groves, Senators dismiss ban on transgender girls from girls' sports, Associated Press (March 3, 2021).
- ^ Morgan Matzen, Senate committee kills bill that would have barred trans girls from girls sports, Sioux Falls Argus Leader (March 3, 2021).
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ a b Charles Michael Ray, Schoenbeck Considers Resignation, South Dakota Public Radio (February 23, 2016).