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Jim Wood
Jim Wood
Arkansas State Auditor
	In office; 2003–2011
Governor	Mike Huckabee; Mike Beebe
Preceded by	Gus Wingfield
Succeeded by	Charlie Daniels
Personal details
Born	Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ann Wood
Residence(s)	Newport, Arkansas, U.S.

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Jim Wood, an American politician, is a former State Auditor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, and is a former State Legislator. He served from 2003 to 2011.

Biography

Jim Wood was born in Newport, Arkansas [1], and attended elementary school in Tupelo, Arkansas. He attended college at Arkansas State Teacher's College in Conway, Arkansas.

Wood has worked as a farmer and businessman, serving two years on the Woodruff County Quorum Court,[2], before running for State Senate. He later served as a State Senator from 1979–1988, and as a State Representative from 1997-2002 [3]. He is an active member of the Southern Legislative Conference, and Agricultural Advisory Board.

In 1986, Wood was a surprise entry against First District Representative Bill Alexander in the Democratic Primary. In a campaign managed by Darrell Glascock, the consultant credited for the victory of Tommy Robinson in the Second District two years before, he pushed Alexander to his narrowest win since his election in 1968. Alexander prevailed by a vote of 81,409 (52.15%) to Wood's 74,701 (47.85%). http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf Archived 2017-02-10 at the Wayback Machine

He has won many awards over the courses of careers, starting with being named one of the top three Young Ranchers and Farmers in Arkansas by the Farm Bureau in 1974, and 1976. The State Employees Association named him Outstanding Freshman Legislator in 1979, and numerous awards for his service to the military [4], including several from Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars association.

Statewide politics

Wood was first elected in 2002, winning 57.65% of the vote, defeating Republican Mary Jane Rebick [5]. In 2006, he was reelected with 85% of the vote against third party opposition [6]. He won reelection with nearly six hundred thousand votes. He is a lifelong Democrat.

State Auditor

As State Auditor, Wood ran a program to give unclaimed valuables back to Arkansans, with over one hundred million dollars' worth of assets in all, including twenty-one million dollars collected in the 2006–2007 fiscal year alone. It is part of the State Auditor's job to locate abandoned bank accounts, stock certificates, mineral royalties and other lost assets.^[1] The goal of the project was to find the owners of the assets, which companies hand over to the government when legal owners cannot be found [7].

The other duties of State Auditor are primarily concerned with fiscal matters. The Constitutional office serves as an accountant, keeping track of state money that is used and spent by various departments, and also disburses federal money to various offices. As Auditor, Wood was a de facto member of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System and the Arkansas Teachers Retirement System, which manages their retirement funds.^[2]

Election history

Jim Wood has faced several statewide reelections with relatively easy victories, winning against only an unheralded third party candidate in 2006.

2006 General Election

Candidate		Votes	%
	Jim Wood (D)	597,550	84.87
	Michael Joseph Bolzenius (G)	106,515	15.13
	Jim Wood (D) reelected State Auditor

2002 General Election

Candidate		Votes	%
	Jim Wood (D)	442,349	57.65
	Mary Jane Rebick (R)	324,279	42.35
	Jim Wood (D) elected State Auditor

References

^ "Arkansas News Bureau - State auditor seeks owners of $21 million lost property". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
^ "Auditor - State of Arkansas | General Information". www.state.ar.us. Archived from the original on 2003-10-04.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Gus Wingfield	Democratic nominee for Arkansas State Auditor 2002, 2006	Succeeded by Charlie Daniels
Political offices
Preceded by Gus Wingfield	Arkansas State Auditor 2003-2011	Succeeded by Charlie Daniels (politician)

[1] "Arkansas News Bureau - State auditor seeks owners of $21 million lost property". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

[2] "Auditor - State of Arkansas | General Information". www.state.ar.us. Archived from the original on 2003-10-04.

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 Wood has worked as a farmer and businessman, serving two years on the [[Woodruff County]] Quorum Court,[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10959], before running for State Senate. He later served as a State Senator from 1979–1988, and as a State Representative from 1997-2002 [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10959]. He is an active member of the [[Southern Legislative Conference]], and Agricultural Advisory Board.
-In 1986, Wood was a surprise entry against First District Representative [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.|Bill Alexander]] in the Democratic Primary. In a campaign managed by [[Darrell Glascock]], the consultant credited for the victory of [[Tommy F. Robinson|Tommy Robinson]] in the Second District two years before, he pushed Alexander to his narrowest win since his election in 1968. Alexander prevailed by a vote of 81,409 (52.15%) to Wood's 74,701 (47.85%). http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf
+In 1986, Wood was a surprise entry against First District Representative [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.|Bill Alexander]] in the Democratic Primary. In a campaign managed by [[Darrell Glascock]], the consultant credited for the victory of [[Tommy F. Robinson|Tommy Robinson]] in the Second District two years before, he pushed Alexander to his narrowest win since his election in 1968. Alexander prevailed by a vote of 81,409 (52.15%) to Wood's 74,701 (47.85%). http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210131921/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1986%20Election%20Results.pdf |date=2017-02-10 }}
 He has won many awards over the courses of careers, starting with being named one of the top three Young Ranchers and Farmers in Arkansas by the [[Farm Bureau]] in 1974, and 1976. The State Employees Association named him Outstanding Freshman Legislator in 1979, and numerous awards for his service to the military [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010114954/http://www.arkansas.gov/auditor/biography.html], including several from [[Disabled American Veterans]] and the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]] association.
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 === State Auditor ===
-As State Auditor, Wood ran a program to give unclaimed valuables back to Arkansans, with over one hundred million dollars' worth of assets in all, including twenty-one million dollars collected in the 2006–2007 fiscal year alone. It is part of the State Auditor's job to locate abandoned bank accounts, stock certificates, mineral royalties and other lost assets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820033444/http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html |archive-date=2008-08-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The goal of the project was to find the owners of the assets, which companies hand over to the government when legal owners cannot be found [http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/unclprop/].
+As State Auditor, Wood ran a program to give unclaimed valuables back to Arkansans, with over one hundred million dollars' worth of assets in all, including twenty-one million dollars collected in the 2006–2007 fiscal year alone. It is part of the State Auditor's job to locate abandoned bank accounts, stock certificates, mineral royalties and other lost assets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html |title=Arkansas News Bureau - State auditor seeks owners of $21 million lost property |access-date=2008-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820033444/http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html |archive-date=2008-08-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The goal of the project was to find the owners of the assets, which companies hand over to the government when legal owners cannot be found [http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/unclprop/].
 The other duties of State Auditor are primarily concerned with fiscal matters. The Constitutional office serves as an accountant, keeping track of state money that is used and spent by various departments, and also disburses federal money to various offices. As Auditor, Wood was a ''de facto'' member of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System and the Arkansas Teachers Retirement System, which manages their retirement funds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/general_information/general_info.html |title=Auditor - State of Arkansas {{!}} General Information |website=www.state.ar.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004230007/http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/general_information/general_info.html |archive-date=2003-10-04}} </ref>
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 | valign="top" | '''%'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#0000cd"|
+| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd"|
 | width=150px | Jim Wood (D)
 | align="right" width=75px |597,550
 | align="right" width=50px |84.87
 |-
-| bgcolor="#00FF00"|
+| style="color:inherit;background:#00FF00"|
 | [[Michael Joseph Bolzenius|Michael Joseph Bolzenius (G)]]
 | align="right" |106,515
 | align="right" |15.13
 |-
-| bgcolor="#0000cd" |
+| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd" |
 | colspan="3" |Jim Wood (D) reelected State Auditor
 |}
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 | valign="top" | '''%'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#0000cd"|
+| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd"|
 | width=150px | Jim Wood (D)
 | align="right" width=75px |442,349
 | align="right" width=50px |57.65
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ff0000" |
+| style="color:inherit;background:#ff0000" |
 | [[Mary Jane Rebick|Mary Jane Rebick (R)]]
 | align="right" |324,279
 | align="right" |42.35
 |-
-| bgcolor="#0000cd" |
+| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd" |
 | colspan="3" |Jim Wood (D) elected State Auditor
 |}
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 == External links ==
-* http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/general_information/general_info.html
+* http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/general_information/general_info.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004230007/http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/general_information/general_info.html |date=2003-10-04 }}
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20080820033444/http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html
 * http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10959
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