Preston Bynum
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June 8, 1939
Preston Bynum | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas State Representative for Benton County | |
| In office January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Sheets |
| Succeeded by | Jerry E. Hinshaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Preston Conrad Bynum June 8, 1939 Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 2018 (aged 79) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Linda Allen Brown |
| Occupation | Politician Lobbyist |
Preston Conrad Bynum (June 8, 1939 – October 31, 2018) was a lobbyist in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, who served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from January 1969 to December 1980.
Bynum was born in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. He was an automobile dealer, with the Bynum Motor Company, the family business, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas when he was elected to the Arkansas General Assembly. Bynum died at his home in Lakeland, Florida, from heart failure.[1] He succeeded fellow Republican Jim Sheets and became one of only four Republicans in the 100-member House.[2][3]
During his third term in the House from 1973 to 1974, Bynum was the only Republican in the chamber. In 1974, he announced that he would run for governor but withdrew,[4] and the nomination went to Ken Coon.[5] He eventually served as the senior Republican member and the minority party leader of the House.
Bynum did not seek reelection in 1980 but instead served as chief of staff to Governor Frank D. White after White switched his affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Bynum and House colleague Carolyn Pollan of Fort Smith prepared the state budget by retaining previous figures from the Bill Clinton administration but with 5 percent across-the-board cuts.[6]
