Jim Rudd

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Jimmy Dean "Jim" Rudd
Texas State Representative for District 77 (Andrews, Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Martin, Terry, and Yoakum counties)
In office
1977–1993
Preceded byE L Short
Succeeded byPaul C. Moreno
Texas State Representative from District 80 (Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Loving, Martin, Reeves, Terry, Winkler, and Yoakum counties)
In office
1993–1995
Preceded byCharles Finnell
Succeeded byGary Walker
Personal details
Born16 Feb 1943
Place of birth missing
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Austin, Texas, USA
Brownfield, Terry County
Texas
OccupationLawyer; Lobbyist

Jimmy Dean Rudd (born c. 1943), known as Jim Rudd, is an attorney and a Democratic former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brownfield in Terry County in West Texas. He held the District 77 seat from 1977 to 1993. For his last term from 1993 to 1995, he represented District 80.[1]

After he left the state House, Rudd became a lobbyist in the capital city of Austin, Texas.[2] The Jim D. Rudd Transfer Facility, a unit of the Texas Department of Corrections, located on the Lamesa Highway in Brownfield is named in his honor.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jim D. Rudd". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jim D. Rudd: Lobbyist Directory". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Rudd (RD)". tdcj.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from District 77 (Brownfield)

1977–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Charles Finnell
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from District 80 (Brownfield)

1993–1995
Succeeded by
Gary Walker
Political offices