Leo Winters
{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox Lt Governor
|name=Leo Winters
|order1=11th
|office1=Oklahoma State Treasurer
|term_start1=January 9, 1967
|term_end1=January 12, 1987
|governor1=Dewey F. Bartlett
David Hall
David Boren
George Nigh
|predecessor1=Cowboy Pink Williams
|successor1=Ellis Edwards
|order2=9th
|office2=Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
|term_start2=January 14, 1963
|term_end2=January 9, 1967
|governor2=Henry Bellmon
|predecessor2=George Nigh
|successor2=George Nigh
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|11|7}}
|birth_place = Hooker, Oklahoma
|party = Democrat
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|3|5|1922|11|7|mf=y}}
|death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
}}
Leo Winters (November 7, 1922 – March 5, 2005) was the ninth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma and the 11th 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 Ukraine.[http://newsok.com/leo-winters/article/2887398 Leo Winters obituary], The Oklahoman, March 8, 2005. (accessed July 23, 2013) Winters attended Panhandle State University, but left college to join the United States Army Air Corps. 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. He earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law in 1957.
Political career
Winters began his political career as Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board from 1955 through 1963. He served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1956.[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html The Political Graveyard] (accessed July 23, 2013) 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%.[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=493218 Our Campaigns - OK Lt. Governor Race, November 6, 1962] He served alongside Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon.Gibson, Arrell Morgan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HiP-sWiqYL4C&dq=Oklahoma+Lieutenant+Governor+Leo+Winters&pg=PA252 Oklahoma: A History of Five Centuries], p. 252. (accessed July 23, 2013)
In 1966, Winters successfully campaigned to become state treasurer.
Later life and death
References
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Category:Oklahoma Panhandle State University alumni
Category:University of Oklahoma College of Law alumni
Category:State treasurers of Oklahoma
Category:Lieutenant governors of Oklahoma
Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II