| Walter Benjamin Keister Sr. | |
| Residence: | Dublin, Virginia |
| Occupation: | Politician, schoolteacher |
| Parents: | Walter H. Keister Mary Bain |
| Children: | Bo Keister |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Radford, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Virginia, U.S. |
| Office: | State Delegate from Virginia's 6th and 7th District |
| Term Start: | 2000 |
| Term End: | 2005 |
| Office2: | Member of Dublin City Council |
| Termstart2: | 1986 |
| Termend2: | 1989 |
| Office1: | Mayor of Dublin, Virginia |
| Termstart1: | 1989 |
| Termend1: | 1997 |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
| Successor: | Anne B. Crockett-Stark |
Walter Benjamin Keister Sr. (March 13, 1941 – March 23, 2024) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Dublin, Virginia, from 1989 to 1997 and as a Virginia Delegate from 2000 to 2005.
Walter Benjamin Keister Sr.[1] was born on March 13, 1941, in Radford, Virginia, to Mary Bain and Walter H. Keister (1907–1961).[2] [3] He started his career as a science teacher. Keister's political career began when he was elected a member of Dublin City Council in 1986. Keister was elected the mayor of Dublin, Virginia, in 1989 and held office until 1997. Keister later served as a Virginia delegate from 2000 to 2005, representing the 6th and 7th districts as a Democrat.[4] Keister was the last Democrat to win either district, until their locations were changed in the run-up to the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election.[5] [6]
Keister's son Bo Keister is an actor who had a small role in Remember the Titans.[7]
Keister died in Dublin, Virginia, on March 23, 2024, at the age of 83.[8] [9]