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American politician

Jimmy Dean "Jim" Rudd
Texas State Representative for District 77 (Andrews, Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Martin, Terry, and Yoakum counties)
In office1977–1993
Preceded by E L Short
Succeeded by Paul C. Moreno
Texas State Representative from District 80 (Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Loving, Martin, Reeves, Terry, Winkler, and Yoakum counties)
In office1993–1995
Preceded by Charles Finnell
Succeeded by Gary Walker
Personal details
Born 16 Feb 1943Place of birth missing
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Residence(s) Austin, Texas, USA Brownfield, Terry CountyTexas
Occupation Lawyer; 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]

  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 byE L Short Member of the Texas House of Representativesfrom District 77 (Brownfield) 1977–1993 Succeeded byPaul C. Moreno
Preceded byCharles Finnell Member of the Texas House of Representativesfrom District 80 (Brownfield) 1993–1995 Succeeded byGary Walker
Political offices