Jim Carruthers

James Ross Carruthers (December 4, 1940 – July 22, 2020) is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January 1997 until January 2005. He served as the former president of Arizona Western College, from 1984 to 1997.^[1] He was first elected to the House in November 1996, representing District 5,^{[2]: viii–ix} and was re-elected to that same district in 1998 and 2000.^{[3]: viii–ix [4]: viii–ix} After redistricting in 2002, he ran for re-election in District 24 and won.^{[5]: viii–ix [6]} Due to Arizona's term limit law, he was unable to run for re-election in 2004.^[7]

Jim Carruthers
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 5th district
In office January 1997 – January 2003
Preceded by	Pat Conner
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 24th district
In office January 2003 – January 2005
Succeeded by	Russell L. Jones
Personal details
Born	(1940-12-04)December 4, 1940[1] Alamosa, Colorado
Died	July 22, 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 79)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jaqueline
Residence	Yuma, Arizona
Profession	Politician

He died on July 22, 2020.^[8]