Tommy Woods (politician) explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunherald/obituary.aspx?pid=196020144 Sun Herald, April 21, 2020
  2. Web site: Rep. Tommy Woods will leave Mississippi House after 25 years . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106094912/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/may/15/woods-will-leave-miss-house-after-25-years/ . 2014-01-06.
  3. Web site: Olive Branch MS Directory and Desoto County Mississippi Resource. https://web.archive.org/web/20030621050452/http://www.goolivebranch.com/comdir/cditem.cfm?NID=988. 2003-06-21.
  4. Web site: Tommy L. Woods - District 52 - DeSoto, Marshall. 2014-01-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516091313/http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/woods.xml . 2013-05-16 .