Rosemary Lesser

Rosemary T. Lesser is an American politician and physician from Utah.^[1] From 2021 to 2024, she served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 10th district.

Rosemary Lesser
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 10th district
In office January 16, 2021 – December 31, 2024
Preceded by	LaWanna Shurtliff
Succeeded by	Jill Koford
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Education	University of Notre Dame (BS) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MD)

Career

Lesser was appointed by Governor Spencer Cox to the Utah House in January 2021 to replace LaWanna Shurtliff, who died in December 2020.^[1]

Lesser was a member of the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee, House Health and Human Services Committee, and the House Political Subdivisions Committee. She announced that she would sponsor legislation to remove the sales tax on food in the 2022 legislative session.^[2]

In 2022, Lesser won a first full term 52.26-47.74% against Republican Jill Koford, but lost in a rematch in 2024, 50.98-49.02%.^[3] She is the most recent Democrat from outside of Salt Lake County to serve in the state legislature.