Winston Bryant
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Winston Bryant | |
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52nd Attorney General of Arkansas | |
In office January 15, 1991 – January 12, 1999 |
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Governor | Bill Clinton Jim Guy Tucker Mike Beebe |
Preceded by | Steve Clark |
Succeeded by | Mark Pryor |
10th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas | |
In office January 19, 1981 – January 15, 1991 |
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Governor | Frank D. White Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Joe Purcell |
Succeeded by | Jim Guy Tucker |
Secretary of State of Arkansas | |
In office 1977–1979 |
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Governor | David Pryor |
Preceded by | George O. Jernigan Jr. |
Succeeded by | Paul Riviere |
Personal details | |
Born | Malvern, Arkansas |
October 3, 1938
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Susan Hughes Bryant |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/branch | ![]() |
Years of service | 1963–1965 |
Rank | ![]() |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Winston Bryant (born October 3, 1938) is a former Democratic Secretary of State (1977–1978), the tenth Lieutenant Governor (1981–1991) and attorney general (1991–1999) of the U.S. state of Arkansas.[1]
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.[2] 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 1980 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 a close race for the post over future Congressman and Homeland Security Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson, and was reelected in 1994 over State Representative (and future U.S. Senator) Mark Pryor.
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.
Career chronology
- U.S. Army, rank of Captain (1963–65)
- Arkansas Insurance Commission Attorney (1966)
- Assistant U. S. Attorney Eastern District of Arkansas (1967)
- Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator John L. McClellan in Washington, D. C. (1968–1971)
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Hot Spring County, Arkansas (1971–72)
- State Representative Hot Spring County (1973–77)
- Arkansas Secretary of State (1977–78)
- Member of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention from Hot Spring County (1979)
- Arkansas Lt. Governor (1981–90)
- Arkansas Attorney General (1991–99)
References
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Secretary of State of Arkansas 1977 - 1979 |
Succeeded by Paul Riviere |
Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas January 19, 1981 - January 15, 1991 |
Succeeded by Jim Guy Tucker |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | Attorney General of Arkansas January 15, 1991 - January 12, 1999 |
Succeeded by Mark Pryor |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Democratic Party nominee for United States Senator from Arkansas (Class 2) 1996 |
Succeeded by Mark Pryor |
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Arkansas Attorneys General
- Arkansas Democrats
- Lieutenant Governors of Arkansas
- Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Secretaries of State of Arkansas
- United States Army officers
- Ouachita Baptist University alumni
- University of Arkansas School of Law alumni
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- People from Malvern, Arkansas