Background
Winkler, Howard Leslie was born on August 16, 1950 in New York City. Son of Martin and Magda (Stark) Winkler.
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Winkler, Howard Leslie was born on August 16, 1950 in New York City. Son of Martin and Magda (Stark) Winkler.
Associate of Arts in Marketing, Los Angeles City College, 1973; Associate of Arts in Business Data Processing, Los Angeles City College, 1977; Associate of Arts in Business Management, Los Angeles City College, 1981.
Senior consultant, Finance Cons. Inc., Los Angeles, 1972-1981;
assistant vice president, Merrill Lynch, Inc., Los Angeles, 1981-1983;
vice president, Drexel, Burnham, Lambert, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, 1983-1984;
president, Howard Winkler Investments, Beverly Hills, California, 1984-1990;
president, Landmark Finance Group, Los Angeles, 1990-1996. Partner N.W.B. Associations, Los Angeles, 1988-1991.
Chairman of the Board United Cmty. and Housing Development Corporation, Los Angeles, 1986-1996. Board member/secretary United Housing & Cmty. Superior vena cava syndrome Corporation, 1995-1997.
Board directors Earth Products International, Inc., Kansas City, Kansas, 1992, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, 1991-1993.
Member California Republican Century, Central Committee, 1985-1993. Member Los Angeles County Republican Century, Central Committee, 1985-1992, chairman 45th Assembly District, 1985-1990. Member Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, since 1986, Republican Presidential Task Force, since 1985 (Legion of Merit award 1992).
Member Republican Eagles, 1988-1992. National Republican Senatorial Committee, since 1986, Golden Circle California, 1986-1992, Grand Old Party Platform Planning Committee at Large delegate, 1992, 96. Delegate to Grand Old Party national convention, Houston, 1992, San Diego, 1996.
California chairman Jack Kemp for President, 1988, member national steering committee Bush-Quayle '88, 1987, national executive committee Bush-Quayle '92, 1991. Military administrative supervisor Crime Investigation Department United States Army, 1969-1972, Southeast Asia. Legislation and civic action Agudath Israel California, since 1985.
Member Los Angeles County Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Commission, since 1988, Los Angeles County Drug Court Planning Committee, since 1996. Trustee, secretary-treasurer Minority Health Professions Education Foundation, 1989-1994. Program chairman California Lincoln Clubs Political Action Committee, 1987-1988.
State co-chairman Pete Wilson for Governor Campaign, 1989, John Seymour for Lieutenant Governor Campaign, 1989-1990. Chapter president California Congress of Representatives, 1989-1993. Chairman Claude Parrish for Board of Equalization, 1989-1990.
Founder, director Community Research & Information Center, since 1986. Member finance committee John Seymour for Senate '92, 1991. Member California Young Representatives, California Republican Assembly, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Jewish War Veterans.
Married Robin Lynn Richards, September 12, 1976. 1 child, David Menachem.