Howard Cotner

{{Short description|American politician (1925–2011)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Howard Cotner

|birth_date = {{birth date|1925|08|10}}

|birth_place = Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|08|08|1925|08|10}}

|death_place = Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.

|office1 = Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 52nd district

|term_start1 = 1971

|term_end1 = 1997

|preceded1 = Larry Derryberry

|succeeded1 = David Braddock

|party = Democratic{{Cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1994/11/03/district-52-for-howard-cotner/62409822007/|title=District 52: For Howard Cotner|work=The Oklahoman|date=November 3, 1994|access-date=December 16, 2022}}

|children = 3{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowell-tims.com/obituaries/Howard-P-Cotner?obId=2903396#/obituaryInfo|title=Howard P Cotner|work=Lowell-Tims|date=August 13, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2022}}

|alma_mater = University of Oklahoma

}}

Howard Cotner (August 10, 1925 – August 8, 2011) was an American politician.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/863665812/|title=New Group Members Means Fight for Wages|work=Henryetta Daily Free-Lance|location=Henryetta, Oklahoma|date=April 26, 1984|access-date=December 13, 2022|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} He served as a Democratic member for the 52nd district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx|title=Historic Members|work=Oklahoma Legislature|access-date=December 13, 2022|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130231845/https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx|url-status=dead}}