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Preston Conrad Bynum (born June 8, 1939) is a lobbyist in Little Rock, Arkansas, who served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from January 1969 to December 1980. With his first election, Bynum was one of only four Republicans in the 100-member House;〔''Arkansas Outlook'' (Arkansas State Republican Party newsletter), February 1970〕 when his party's delegation numbered five or six, he became, as senior member, the minority leader.〔The other Republican legislators at the time werer George E. Nowotny of Fort Smith, Danny L. Patrick of Madison County, and Marshall Chrisman of Ozark.〕 Bynum succeeded fellow Republican Jim Sheets, then of Siloam Springs in Benton County, who did not seek a second term because of family business. At the time, Bynum was an automobile dealer in Siloam Springs in a business begun by his father, Homer F. Bynum (1911–2004).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Social Security Death Index )> 〕 Siloam Springs is one of the northwestern Arkansas towns in Benton County receptive the Republican political message. ==Political background== In his third term in the House from 1973 to 1974, Bynum was the only Republican in the chamber but was not considered particularly partisan in demeanor. In 1974, he announced that he would run for governor but withdrew,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Directory of Governor Candidates'' )〕 and the nomination went to Ken Coon of Little Rock, a steadfast figure in the development of the Arkansas GOP.〔State of Arkansas, Secretary of State, General election returns, November 5, 1974〕 Bynum did not seek reelection in 1980 but instead became chief of staff to Republican Governor Frank D. White. 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. Pollan continued to serve in the House but also assumed the role of the governor's legislative advisor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Frank Durward White (1933-2003) )〕 Bynum represents a number of major Arkansas clients through his Phoenix Investment Group, Inc., of Little Rock.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ex-legislators registered to lobby, 2005 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Preston Bynum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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