Jim Preuitt

Jim Preuitt
Member of the Alabama Senate
for the 11th district
In office
November 4, 1998  November 3, 2010
Preceded byDell Hill
Succeeded byJerry L. Fielding
In office
November 5, 1986  November 9, 1994
Preceded byJohn Teague
Succeeded byDell Hill
Personal details
Born(1935-07-19)July 19, 1935
Lawrence County, Alabama
DiedSeptember 19, 2021(2021-09-19) (aged 86)
Talladega, Alabama
Political party
SpouseRona Millsap
ProfessionGeneral Motors and Chrysler new automobile dealer

Jim Preuitt (July 19, 1935 – September 19, 2021) was an American politician and Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 11th District from 1995 to 2010. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives.

On November 13, 2007, the body of his grandson (missing for eight days) was found in Villa Rica, Georgia.

In April 2010 Preuitt left the Democratic Party becoming a Republican. He died on September 19, 2021, at the age of 86.