Leo Winters

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.

Leo Winters
11th Oklahoma State Treasurer
In office
January 9, 1967 – January 12, 1987
GovernorDewey F. Bartlett
David Hall
David Boren
George Nigh
Preceded byCowboy Pink Williams
Succeeded byEllis Edwards
9th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
In office
January 14, 1963 – January 9, 1967
GovernorHenry Bellmon
Preceded byGeorge Nigh
Succeeded byGeorge Nigh
Personal details
Born(1922-11-07)November 7, 1922
Hooker, Oklahoma
DiedMarch 5, 2005(2005-03-05) (aged 82)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political partyDemocratic

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