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He later attended Morgan State University, where he met and married his wife, Gloria.
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Winston Wilkinson
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He served as head of the Office of Civil Rights at the United States. Department of Health and Human Services under Michael Leavitt. Wilkinson was raised in Cedar Heights, Maryland, an African-American community. He joined the United States Navy after graduating from high school.
He then went to Howard University Law School.
Wilkinson was raised as a Methodist. In the early 1970s he became involved with Republican activities in Maryland.
During the 1980s Wilkinson served as special assistant to Secretary of Education Terrel Bell and then as deputy secretary in the Office of Civil Rights in the George H. West. Bush administration. He was later elected to the Salt Lake County Council where he served for one term.
In 2002 he made an unsuccessful campaign for the Republican nomination for the Utah Second congressional district.
He later led the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights during the George West. Bush administration. During his tenure, the office was criticized for lax enforcement of new patient privacy laws. Under his direction the office launched a website to disseminate information about the privacy law.
After leaving the Department of Health and Human Services position, Wilkinson ran again for the Salt Lake County Council.
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