Daniel E. Winstead

{{Short description|American politician (1945–2024)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Daniel E. Winstead

|birth_name = Daniel Edward Winstead

|birth_date = {{birth date|1945|11|01}}

|birth_place = Ridgeland, South Carolina, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|04|28|1945|11|01}}

|death_place =

|office = Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives

|term_start = 1979

|term_end = 1990

|party = Republican

|alma_mater = Carson–Newman College

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Daniel Edward Winstead (November 1, 1945 – April 28, 2024), also known as Danny Winstead, was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Life and career

Winstead was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/sc/north-charleston/danny-winstead-17989966|title=Danny Winstead|work=Echovita|access-date=May 4, 2024}} He attended Wade Hampton High School and Carson–Newman College.{{Citation|title=Legislative Manual - General Assembly of South Carolina|date=1990|publisher=General Assembly of South Carolina}}

Winstead served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1979 to 1990. He lost his seat as a result of Operation Lost Trust, after pleading guilty to accepting bribes and obstruction of justice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/1990/08/31/lawmakers-5-make-pleas-released-on-bonds/29527807007/|title=LAWMAKERS 5 make pleas, released on bonds|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=August 31, 1990|access-date=May 4, 2024}}

Winstead died on April 28, 2024, at the age of 78.

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