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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Timothy Ray "Tim" Wadsworth
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 14 (Jefferson, Walker, and Winston counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=Richard Baughn
| succeeded=
| birth_date=c. 1957
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Name of wife missing
| children=
| alma_mater=[[University of Alabama]]<br>
Cumberland School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=
| residence=Arley<br>Winston County<br>[[Alabama]]
[[Alabama]]
}}
'''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 Party|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 degree in tax accounting from the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa. He also 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 Kappa Sigma fraternity.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=|title=Tim Wadsworth's Biography|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
Wadsworth defeated incumbent Republican Richard Baughn in the [[primary]] election on July 15, 2014. He then won the general election without opposition.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Wadsworth|title=Tim Wadsworth|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
Wadsworth is the vice chair of the House State Government Committee and also serves on these other committees: (1) Children and Senior Advocacy, (2) Jefferson County Legislation, and (3) Local Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2015, Representative Wadsworth voted against the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, but the measure passed the House, 58-41. and to permit the home schooled 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 [[abortion]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Tim Wadsworth's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
Wadsworth was one of the nine electors from Alabama who supported [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/12/alabamas_nine_electors_make_it.html|title=Alabama's nine electors make it official for Donald Trump|publisher=Al.com|author=Mike Cason|date=December 19, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Alabama]]
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| name=Timothy Ray "Tim" Wadsworth
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 14 (Jefferson, Walker, and Winston counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=Richard Baughn
| succeeded=
| birth_date=c. 1957
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Name of wife missing
| children=
| alma_mater=[[University of Alabama]]<br>
Cumberland School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=
| residence=Arley<br>Winston County<br>[[Alabama]]
[[Alabama]]
}}
'''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 Party|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 degree in tax accounting from the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa. He also 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 Kappa Sigma fraternity.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=|title=Tim Wadsworth's Biography|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
Wadsworth defeated incumbent Republican Richard Baughn in the [[primary]] election on July 15, 2014. He then won the general election without opposition.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Wadsworth|title=Tim Wadsworth|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
Wadsworth is the vice chair of the House State Government Committee and also serves on these other committees: (1) Children and Senior Advocacy, (2) Jefferson County Legislation, and (3) Local Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2015, Representative Wadsworth voted against the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, but the measure passed the House, 58-41. and to permit the home schooled 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 [[abortion]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Tim Wadsworth's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
Wadsworth was one of the nine electors from Alabama who supported [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/12/alabamas_nine_electors_make_it.html|title=Alabama's nine electors make it official for Donald Trump|publisher=Al.com|author=Mike Cason|date=December 19, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wadsworth, Tim}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Lawyers]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]