Jim Rudd

Jimmy Dean "Jim" Rudd
Texas State Representative from District 77 (Andrews, Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Martin, Terry, and Yoakum counties)
In office 1977–1993
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 office 1993–1995
Preceded by	Charles Finnell
Succeeded by	Gary Walker
Personal details
Born	c. 1943 Place of birth missing
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Austin, Texas, USA Brownfield, Terry County Texas
Occupation	Lawyer; Lobbyist

Jimmy Dean Rudd, known as Jim Rudd (born c. 1943), 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

1. "Jim D. Rudd". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
2. "Jim D. Rudd: Lobbyist Directory". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
3. "Rudd (RD)". tdcj.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 2, 2014.