Jump to content

Jim Wood (Arkansas politician): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Tags: possible BLP issue or vandalism extraneous markup
Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5
 
(16 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox Politician
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_place = [[Newport, Arkansas]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[Newport, Arkansas]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| residence = Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
| residence = Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
| office = Arkansas State Auditor
| office = [[Arkansas State Auditor]]
| term_start = 2003
| term_start = 2003
| term_end = 2011
| term_end = 2011
| governor = [[Mike Huckabee]]<br />[[Mike Beebe]]
| predecessor = [[Gus Wingfield]]
| predecessor = [[Gus Wingfield]]
| successor = [[Charlie Daniels (politician)|Charlie Daniels]]
| successor = [[Charlie Daniels (politician)|Charlie Daniels]]
Line 11: Line 13:
}}
}}


'''Jim Wood''', an American politician, is the former State Auditor of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]], and is a former State Legislator. He served from 2003 to 2011.
'''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 ==
== Biography ==
Jim Wood was born in [[Newport, Arkansas]] [http://www.arkansas.gov/auditor/biography.html], and attended elementary school in [[Tupelo, Arkansas]]. He attended college at [[University of Central Arkansas|Arkansas State Teacher's College]] in [[Conway, Arkansas]].
Jim Wood was born in [[Newport, Arkansas]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010114954/http://www.arkansas.gov/auditor/biography.html], and attended elementary school in [[Tupelo, Arkansas]]. He attended college at [[University of Central Arkansas|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,[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.
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 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 [http://www.arkansas.gov/auditor/biography.html], including several from [[Disabled American Veterans]] and the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]] association.
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.


=== Statewide politics ===
=== Statewide politics ===
Line 27: Line 29:
=== State Auditor ===
=== 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>[http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html]</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>[http://www.state.ar.us/auditor/general_information/general_info.html]</ref>
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>
In 2014, Arkansas State Senator Jon Woods scammed the voters of his state. He had them vote on a measure that said it was "establishing term limits," when in reality it destroyed the term limits that had existed for 20 years. Woods' scam also scored a 150 percent pay hike for himself and fellow lawmakers. Woods called it the "ethics amendment."

Now, Woods has been indicted on 13 felony counts of bribery and fraud. He is charged with steering hundreds of thousands of state tax dollars to a private college in exchange for big, fat bribes. State Representative Micah Neal, a fellow anti-term limits lawmaker and Woods' alleged co-conspirator, has already pleaded guilty.

Woods helped Neal secure $600,000 in state funds to Ecclesia College, allegedly for tens of thousands in kickbacks.

<ref></ref>


===Election history===
===Election history===
Line 48: Line 43:
| valign="top" | '''%'''
| valign="top" | '''%'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#0000cd"|
| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd"|
| width=150px | Jim Wood (D)
| width=150px | Jim Wood (D)
| align="right" width=75px |597,550
| align="right" width=75px |597,550
| align="right" width=50px |84.87
| align="right" width=50px |84.87
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#00FF00"|
| style="color:inherit;background:#00FF00"|
| [[Michael Joseph Bolzenius|Michael Joseph Bolzenius (G)]]
| [[Michael Joseph Bolzenius|Michael Joseph Bolzenius (G)]]
| align="right" |106,515
| align="right" |106,515
| align="right" |15.13
| align="right" |15.13
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#0000cd" |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd" |
| colspan="3" |Jim Wood (D) reelected State Auditor
| colspan="3" |Jim Wood (D) reelected State Auditor
|}
|}
Line 69: Line 64:
| valign="top" | '''%'''
| valign="top" | '''%'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#0000cd"|
| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd"|
| width=150px | Jim Wood (D)
| width=150px | Jim Wood (D)
| align="right" width=75px |442,349
| align="right" width=75px |442,349
| align="right" width=50px |57.65
| align="right" width=50px |57.65
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ff0000" |
| style="color:inherit;background:#ff0000" |
| [[Mary Jane Rebick|Mary Jane Rebick (R)]]
| [[Mary Jane Rebick|Mary Jane Rebick (R)]]
| align="right" |324,279
| align="right" |324,279
| align="right" |42.35
| align="right" |42.35
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#0000cd" |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0000cd" |
| colspan="3" |Jim Wood (D) elected State Auditor
| colspan="3" |Jim Wood (D) elected State Auditor
|}
|}
Line 87: Line 82:


== External links ==
== 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 }}
* http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/10/03/News/343532.html
* 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
* http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10959
* http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2002&off=11&elect=0&fips=5&f=0
* http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2002&off=11&elect=0&fips=5&f=0


{{s-start}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-ppo}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Gus Wingfield]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[Arkansas State Auditor]]|years=2002, 2006}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Charlie Daniels (politician)|Charlie Daniels]]}}
{{s-off|us}}
{{s-off|us}}
{{succession box| title=[[State Auditors of Arkansas|Arkansas State Auditor]]| before=[[Gus Wingfield]]| after=[[Charlie Daniels]] | years=2003-2011 }}
{{succession box| title=[[State Auditors of Arkansas|Arkansas State Auditor]]| before=[[Gus Wingfield]]| after=[[Charlie Daniels (politician)]] | years=2003-2011 }}
{{s-end}}
{{s-end}}



{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Jim}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Jim}}
Line 102: Line 100:
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:University of Central Arkansas alumni]]
[[Category:University of Central Arkansas alumni]]
[[Category:State Auditors of Arkansas]]
[[Category:Arkansas state auditors]]
[[Category:Arkansas Democrats]]
[[Category:Arkansas Democrats]]
[[Category:People from Newport, Arkansas]]
[[Category:People from Newport, Arkansas]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 7 November 2024

Jim Wood
Arkansas State Auditor
In office
2003–2011
GovernorMike Huckabee
Mike Beebe
Preceded byGus Wingfield
Succeeded byCharlie Daniels
Personal details
BornNewport, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnn Wood
Residence(s)Newport, Arkansas, U.S.

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.
[edit]
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Arkansas State Auditor
2002, 2006 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Arkansas State Auditor
2003-2011 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jim_Wood_(Arkansas_politician)&oldid=1255936736"