Frank Keating | |
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25th Governor of Oklahoma | |
In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 | |
Lieutenant | Mary Fallin |
Preceded by | David Walters |
Succeeded by | Brad Henry |
United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
In office 1992–1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Alfred A. DelliBovi |
Succeeded by | Terrence R. Duvernay |
United States Associate Attorney General | |
In office 1988–1990 | |
President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Stephen S. Trott |
Succeeded by | Wayne Budd |
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
In office 1981–1983 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Hubert H. Bryant |
Succeeded by | Layn R. Phillips |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 38th district | |
In office 1975–1981 | |
Preceded by | Peyton A. Breckinridge |
Succeeded by | Wayne Winn |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 70th district | |
In office 1973–1975 | |
Preceded by | Richard Hancock |
Succeeded by | Paul Brunton |
Personal details | |
Born | David Rowland Keating February 10, 1944 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including Chip Keating |
Education | |
Francis Anthony Keating II[1] (born February 10, 1944, as David Rowland Keating[1]) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003.
As of 2014[update], Keating is one of only five governors in Oklahoma history, in addition to George Nigh, Brad Henry, Mary Fallin, and Kevin Stitt to hold consecutive terms and the first Republican to accomplish that feat. As governor, he oversaw the state's response to the Oklahoma City bombing. His term was also marked by the enactment of welfare reform and tax cuts.
Keating oversaw the execution of 52 people under his term as governor, a record unmatched as of 2023.[2]