Tim Wadsworth

Timothy Ray Wadsworth, known as Tim Wadsworth (born c. 1957), is a lawyer from Arley, Alabama, who has since 2014 represented District 14 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A Republican, his district encompasses Jefferson, Walker, and Winston counties in the northern portion of his state.

Wadsworth obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a Master's in Tax Accounting from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He procured his Juris Doctor from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and has been engaged in the practice of law since 1985. He is a member of University of Alabama - Kappa Sigma fraternity. Wadsworth defeated incumbent Republican Richard Baughn in the primary election on July 15, 2014. He then won the general election without opposition.^[1] In 2018, incumbent Tim Wadsworth defeated Republican Richard Curry in the primary and then won the general election without opposition.^[2]

Wadsworth serves on the following committees: Children and Senior Advocacy, Jefferson County Legislation, and Judiciary. He is a member of the NRA and is a conservative who focuses on fighting corruption, bringing jobs to his district, and helping area communities and schools.

In 2015, Representative Wadsworth voted against the establishment of public charter schools in Alabama, but the measure passed the House, 58–41. He voted to permit the homeschooled to participate in public school athletic events. He voted against the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Wadsworth voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He did not vote for the funding for new prison facilities, but the bill passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines.^[3]

Wadsworth was one of the nine electors from Alabama who supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.^[4]

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