Lee Warne

Electoral history

Ranching career and later life In 1957, Warne began breeding Appaloosa horses on his ranch as a hobby. was located roughly 20 miles northwest of Pierre and was approximately in size. Five national-championship winning Appaloosa horses were bred on his ranch. In 1972, Warne was appointed by Earl Butz, the United States secretary of agriculture, to serve on the 19-member Water Bank Advisory Board.

In 1973, Warne's ranch won the South Dakota State Izaak Walton League Award for outstanding wildlife habitat management. Warne died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 8, 2002. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre.