11 Facts About Jean Leising

Jean Leising was born on January 10,1949 and is an American politician from the State of Indiana.

Jean Leising is a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing the 42nd District from 1989 to 1996 and from 2008 to the present.

Jean Leising was Assistant Majority Whip from 1992 to 1996.

Jean Leising graduated from Sunman Consolidated High School in 1966.

Jean Leising is a farm owner, having taken over operation of the farm after he first husband died in an accident.

For nearly a decade, Jean Leising has annually introduced into the state Senate a bill to require elementary schools in Indiana to teach cursive handwriting; the proposals have been unsuccessful.

In 2015, Jean Leising introduced legislation that would prohibit local governments from placing restrictions on building livestock structure, including concentrated animal feeding operations, which in some cases present substantial environmental risks and odors, such as those arising from manure lagoons.

Also in 2015, Jean Leising was one of five Republican state senators who asked state Attorney General Greg Zoeller to investigate the animal welfare group Humane Society of the United States.

In 2012, when the legislature was considering legislation to ban smoking in most indoor public spaces, Jean Leising proposed an amendment to exempt nursing homes, group homes, mental health and veterans facilities from the ban.

Jean Leising was the chair of an interim study committee that looked into the possible legalization of the use of cannabidiol oil in Indiana for treating seizures in children; in 2016, she sponsored a bill to immunize Indiana physicians from prosecution for conducting trials studying the effectiveness of CBD oil as a potential seizure treatment.

In 1998, after Hamilton decided to retire, Jean Leising made a third bid for the congressional seat, challenging Democratic nominee Baron Hill for the primarily rural congressional seat.