Winston Bryant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Winston Bryant

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1938

Place of Birth: Malvern, Arkansas, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Winston Bryant

  • Winston Bryant (born October 3, 1938) is a former Democratic Secretary of State (1977–1978), the 14th Lieutenant Governor (1981–1991) and attorney general (1991–1999) of the U.S.
  • state of Arkansas.He was born in Malvern, the seat of Hot Spring County.
  • He is married to the former Susan Hughes and has one son, John Bryant. In 1960, Bryant graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.
  • He graduated in 1963 from University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.
  • He received a Master of Laws (Administrative Law) from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
  • in 1970.
  • He was a legislative assistant to the late U.S.
  • Senator John L.
  • McClellan from 1968 to 1971.
  • Thereafter, he was a prosecuting attorney in his native Hot Spring County and a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1977.
  • Elected Secretary of State in 1976, he vacated the office after one term, describing it as "a glorified janitor's job." He unsuccessfully ran for the U.S.
  • House of Representatives from Arkansas' Fourth District on 1978 which was being vacated by Ray Thornton, who ran for the U.S.
  • Senate.
  • Bryant led the five-man primary, but lost in a runoff to Union County Prosecuting Attorney Beryl Anthony, Jr.
  • He was Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1982 and served one term under Republican Governor Frank White and three terms under Democrat Bill Clinton before being elected Attorney General in 1990.
  • He won 55-45% for the post over future Congressman and Governor Asa Hutchinson, and was renominated in the 1994 Democratic primary 58-42% over State Representative (and future U.S.
  • Senator) Mark Pryor.
  • Bryant triumphed in the ordinarily heavily Republican year by a margin of 80-20% over his GOP opponent, Dan Ivy, an attorney and former Democrat. While serving as Attorney General, Bryant waged two separate campaigns for the United States Senate.
  • In 1996, he ran for the seat being vacated by Senator David Pryor.
  • He received the Democratic nomination in a close runoff primary against State Senator and Future University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin, but lost in a close race to Republican Congressman Tim Hutchinson.
  • When Arkansas's other senator, Dale Bumpers, retired before the 1998 election, Bryant once again ran in the Democratic primary.
  • He placed second in the initial balloting, and lost the run-off to former Representative Blanche Lincoln who went on to defeat Republican state Senator Fay Boozman in the general election.
  • After his defeat by Lincoln, he finished his term as Attorney General and retired to his law practice in Malvern.

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