| Gene C. Howard | |
| Office: | President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate |
| Term Start: | 1975 |
| Term End: | 1981 |
| Predecessor: | James E. Hamilton |
| Successor: | Marvin York |
| Office2: | Member of the Oklahoma Senate for the 36th district |
| Term Start2: | 1965 |
| Term End2: | 1983 |
| Predecessor2: | Joe Bailey Cobb |
| Successor2: | Frank Rhodes |
| Office3: | Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1959 |
| Term End3: | 1963 |
| Birth Date: | 1926 9, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Perry, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Belva J. Prestidge |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Gene C. Howard (September 26, 1926 – November 14, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Oklahoma.
Howard was born in 1926 in Perry, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1951, and is an attorney. He is also a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater. He is married to Belva J. Prestidge; with her he has one child.[1] [2]
Howard was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1959 and served until 1963. Two years later, Howard was elected to serve in Oklahoma State Senate for district 36, serving from 1965 to 1983; he also served as president pro tempore of the Senate from 1975 to 1981.
Howard died on November 14, 2021, at his home in Oklahoma City.[3]