11 Facts About Wink Hartman

Willis E "Wink" Hartman was born on February 1,1946 and is an American businessman and political candidate from the state of Kansas.

Wink Hartman purchased a controlling interest in Hartman Oil from his father in 1990.

Wink Hartman opened restaurants in Wichita, El Dorado, Kansas and Lawrence, Kansas.

Wink Hartman founded the Wichita Wild, an indoor football team, in 2007.

Wink Hartman was the co-owner of the Indycar team, Sarah Fisher Wink Hartman Racing, along with former driver Sarah Fisher from 2012 to 2014 when it merged with Ed Carpenter Racing to create CFH Racing.

Wink Hartman described alleged harassment by customers and locals, which were not verified by his employees.

Wink Hartman associated the claimed acts with his candidacy as Kobach's running mate at his two Jimmy's Eggs Lawrence restaurants in which he said he had invested about $1.5 million.

Wink Hartman closed them suddenly without giving his employees any prior notice.

Wink Hartman ran unsuccessfully to represent Kansas's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the 2010 elections.

In 2011, Wink Hartman hired Michael O'Donnell, for a marketing job at which O'Donnell worked part-time, during the same year O'Donnell was running for Wichita City Council.

In February 2017, Wink Hartman declared his candidacy for Governor of Kansas in the 2018 election.