Catherine Heller Keating
Catherine Dunn Keating | |
|---|---|
| 24th First Lady of Oklahoma | |
| In role January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 | |
| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Preceded by | Rhonda Smith Walters |
| Succeeded by | Kim Henry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Dunn Heller September 18, 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Frank Keating |
| Children | 3, including Chip Keating |
| Relatives | Jesse James Dunn (great-uncle) |
| Education | University of Oklahoma |
Catherine Dunn Heller Keating (born September 18, 1950) is an American author, philanthropist, and politician who served as the First Lady of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Keating married Frank Keating and became the First Lady of Oklahoma when he was elected Governor of Oklahoma. During her tenure she organized official ceremonies after the Oklahoma City bombing and ran for the United States House of Representatives in a 2002 special election. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2023.