Robert Bernard Winkelman, Jr., (May 12, 1923 - September 20, 2007) was a Philadelphia businessman and Democratic politician who served on the Philadelphia City Council from 1962 to 1964.
Winkelman was born in Philadelphia in 1923, the son of Robert Winkelman, Sr., and his wife, Nora Devitt Winkelman. She is married to Pauline Petraits, with whom she has three children. After serving in World War II, Winkelman entered the insurance business.
After City Councilor John M. McDevitt retired from the seat to enter the priesthood, the leaders of the Democratic ward in the 10th district of Northeast Philadelphia chose Winkelman to run in 1962 special election. He succeeded, defending the seat for Democrats and defeating Republican Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr. After taking his seat, Winkelman was assigned to head the Committee on Manpower and Personnel.
The Winkelman period was just over a year old, and the Democratic primary electorate supported him for nomination until his full tenure in 1963 over challenger Arnold Lovitz. In an election in November, he lost to Republican David Silver. He remained active in politics and ran again for the council in 1967, losing in the primary despite support from the party hierarchy. After the death of Francis R. Smith in December 1967, Winkelman was elected to succeed him as the leader of the 58th ward. In 1971, he was one of 57 candidates for five Democratic nominations for the city council in general, but to no avail. This marked his final struggle into elected politics, and he died in 2007 at the age of 84.
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