Leo Winters

Leo Winters
Leo Winters
11th Oklahoma State Treasurer
	In office; January 9, 1967 – January 12, 1987
Governor	Dewey F. Bartlett; David Hall; David Boren; George Nigh
Preceded by	Cowboy Pink Williams
Succeeded by	Ellis Edwards
9th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
	In office; January 14, 1963 – January 9, 1967
Governor	Henry Bellmon
Preceded by	George Nigh
Succeeded by	George Nigh
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1922; Hooker, Oklahoma
Died	March 5, 2005 (aged 82); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic

Leo Winters (November 7, 1922 – March 5, 2005) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor and eleventh State Treasurer for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Winters, a member of the Democratic Party, served alongside Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon.

Early life

Winters was born November 7, 1922, in Hooker, Oklahoma, to David and Gertrude Winter, who were German immigrants from the Ukraine.[1] Winters attended Panhandle State University, but left college to join the United States Army Air Corps.[1] After serving in World War II as a B-17 and B-29 pilot and a total of 5 years of active duty service, he returned to Panhandle State University and earned a bachelor's degree.[1] He earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law in 1957.[1]

Political career

Winters began his political career as Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board from 1955 through 1963.[1] He served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1956.[2] He was elected lieutenant governor on November 6, 1962, after beating former US Representative Wilburn Cartwright in the primary with 63% and defeating Republican Dale J. Briggs in the general election with 54%.[3] He served alongside Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon.[4]

In 1966, Winters successfully campaigned to become state treasurer.[1]

Later life and death

Winters died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in Oklahoma City at the age of 82.[1]

References

Leo Winters obituary, The Oklahoman, March 8, 2005. (accessed July 23, 2013)
The Political Graveyard (accessed July 23, 2013)
Our Campaigns - OK Lt. Governor Race, November 6, 1962
Gibson, Arrell Morgan. Oklahoma: A History of Five Centuries, p. 252. (accessed July 23, 2013)

Political offices
Preceded by George Nigh	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 1963–1967	Succeeded by George Nigh
Preceded by Cowboy Pink Williams	Treasurer of Oklahoma 1967–1987	Succeeded by Ellis Edwards

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[newsokobit-1] Leo Winters obituary, The Oklahoman, March 8, 2005. (accessed July 23, 2013)

[graveyard-2] The Political Graveyard (accessed July 23, 2013)

[3] Our Campaigns - OK Lt. Governor Race, November 6, 1962

[4] Gibson, Arrell Morgan. Oklahoma: A History of Five Centuries, p. 252. (accessed July 23, 2013)