Tommy Woods | |
State House: | Mississippi |
State: | Mississippi |
District: | 52nd |
Term Start: | 1988 |
Term End: | July 30, 2012 |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1933 |
Birth Place: | Byhalia, Mississippi |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Byhalia, Mississippi |
Occupation: | Farmer, cotton ginner |
Spouse: | Fay Woods |
Thomas Lamar Woods (December 6, 1933 – April 17, 2020) was an American politician in the state of Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for 25 years (1988 - 2012), representing the 52nd district, encompassing parts of DeSoto County and Marshall County initially as a Democrat but later on switched to the Republican. He was Chairman of the Interstate Cooperation committee, as well as a member of the County Affairs, Public Utilities, Transportation and Ways & Means committees.
Woods, an alumnus of Mississippi State University, was a farmer, cotton ginner and pilot. He was married to Fay Woods, with whom he has five children.[2] He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the local farm bureau, AOPA, Marshall County Soil & Water Conservation and Northwest Junior College Advisory Board.[3]
He resigned from the House, effective July 30, 2012.[4] He had suffered a stroke in December 2011, which led to his decision to retire.