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Governor
  
Spouse(s)
  
Vivian Opal Bernard

Preceded by
  
Name
  
Spencer Bernard

Succeeded by
  
Role
  
Politician


Died
  
March 9, 2001 (aged 83)

Resting place
  
Rush Springs Cemetery

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Spencer Thomas Bernard (February 5, 1918 – March 9, 2001) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Bernard served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1987. He also served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

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Early life and private career

Bernard was born February 5, 1918. Bernard operated a peanut-processing plant and a farming and ranching operation in Rush Springs.

Political career

Bernard was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1960. He served 18 years, six of which were as speaker pro tempore, the second-in-command leadership position in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

He was elected lieutenant governor in 1978. In his first term, he arranged for more than $14 million in agricultural exports to Taiwan.

In his reelection campaign in 1982, he defeated Democratic primary opponents John Rogers, a former secretary of state from Oklahoma City, and Rodney Ray of Jenks, Oklahoma.

Death

Bernard died on March 9, 2001, and was buried in the Rush Springs Cemetery in Rush Springs, Oklahoma.

References

Spencer Bernard (politician) Wikipedia


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