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James Truman Wilcox III (born October 15, 1962) is an American politician from Washington. Wilcox is a Republican Party member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district since 2011.[1]

On March 8, 2018, Wilcox was elected Minority Leader by the House Republican Caucus of the Washington State Legislature, following the retirement of Representative Dan Kristiansen.[2] Wilcox also serves on the House Appropriations, Finance, and Rules Committees.[3] He resigned from this position (but not from his seat representing the 2nd district) at the close of the 2023 legislative session, and was replaced by Drew Stokesbary of Auburn.[4]

Awards

  • 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by NFIB.[5]
  • 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.[6]

Personal life

Wilcox's wife is Kathy Wilcox. They have three children. Wilcox and his family live in Yelm, Washington.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "JT Wilcox's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Andrew Kollar (March 15, 2018). "Wilcox Named Leader of House Republicans". Nisqually Valley News. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "House of Representatives Committee Members by Committee". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Camden, Jim (April 24, 2023). "Wilcox leaves post of top House Republican in Washington". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "69 Lawmakers Win Main Street's Highest Award". nfib.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "44 Washington Legislators Named Guardians of Small Business". nfib.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

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Washington House of Representatives
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
2018–2023
Succeeded by