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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = David Walters
|image = David Walters.jpg
|order       = 24th [[Governor of Oklahoma]]
|lieutenant  = [[Jack Mildren]]
|term_start  = January 14, 1991
|term_end    = January 9, 1995
|predecessor = [[Henry Bellmon]]
|successor   = [[Frank Keating]]
|birth_name  = David Lee Walters
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1951|11|20}}
|birth_place = [[Canute, Oklahoma]], U.S.
|death_date  = 
|death_place = 
|spouse=
|children=4
|party       = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|education   = [[University of Oklahoma]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}}
}}
'''David Lee Walters''' (born November 20, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 24th [[governor of Oklahoma]] from 1991 to 1995.

Born in [[Canute, Oklahoma]], Walters was  a project manager for Governor [[David Boren]] and the youngest executive officer working for the [[University of Oklahoma]] Health Sciences Center. He also worked in commercial [[real estate]]. As governor, he increased education funding, but his term was marred by controversies that ended with him pleading guilty to a [[misdemeanor]] election violation. He did not seek re-election and was defeated in a [[2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma|2002]] campaign for the [[United States Senate]]. He is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Walters Power International, a global provider of local power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walterspower.com/|title=Home {{!}} Walters Power International|website=Walters Power Intern|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>