Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
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Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Win Rockefeller being presented with a check for the Arkansas Read First program on August 14, 2002.
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| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas | |
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In office November 1996 – July 16, 2006 |
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| Governor | Mike Huckabee |
| Preceded by | Mike Huckabee |
| Succeeded by | Bill Halter |
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| Born | September 17, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 2006 (aged 57) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Cluett Sage (m. 1971–1979; divorced) Lisenne Dudderar (m. 1983–2006; his death) |
| Relations | See Rockefeller family |
| Children | Andrea, Katherine, Winthrop Jr., William, Colin, John, and Louis |
| Parents |
Winthrop Rockefeller Jievute Paulekiute |
| Alma mater | Texas Christian University |
| Profession | Politician, farmer, businessman |
Winthrop Paul "Win" Rockefeller (September 17, 1948 – July 16, 2006) was a Republican politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Arkansas from 1996 until his death in 2006. He was also a member of the Rockefeller family.
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller was born on September 17, 1948 in New York City. He was the only child of Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller (1912—1973) and actress Jievute "Bobo" Paulekiute (1916—2008). His parents separated in 1950 and divorced four years later. His maternal grandparents were Lithuanian.
Rockefeller grew up in both the United States and in Europe and was educated at schools in New York, England and in Switzerland. He graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in Ranch Management.
Rockefeller served from 1981 to 1995 on the Arkansas State Police Commission. In 1991, he was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to serve on the President’s Council on Rural America and was elected chairman. Rockefeller also was a President of the Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and served on the Boy Scouts National Board of Directors.
He was elected Lieutenant Governor in a November 1996 special election triggered by the resignation of Governor Jim Guy Tucker and the succession of then-Lieutenant Governor Mike Huckabee. Rockefeller was subsequently re-elected in 1998 to a full four-year term, receiving 67 percent of the vote. Rockefeller was elected once again in 2002 with 60 percent of the vote.
According to his website: "As Lieutenant Governor he focused on economic development, education and literacy. As Acting Governor on September 11, 2001, the day terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and The Pentagon, he resisted calls to declare a State of Emergency and instead urged Arkansans to remain calm and to donate blood. He sponsored Project ChildSafe, a national firearms safety program that has distributed hundreds of thousands of free trigger locks in Arkansas, and he served as honorary chairman of the Arkansas Literary Festival. In 1997, Rockefeller created Books in the Attic, a program using existing resources, Boy Scouts, and volunteers to ensure access to reading opportunities for all children. In 2004, he served as chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas."
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