title: Jim Carruthers
text: # Jim Carruthers
  
  Jim Carruthers (December 4, 1940 – July 22, 2020) is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January 1997 until January 2005. He was first elected to the House in November 1996, representing District $5,^{:viii–ix}$ and was re-elected to that same district in 1998 and $2000.^{:viii–ix}^{:viii–ix}$ After redistricting in 2002, he ran for re-election in District 24 and $won.^{:viii–ix}$ Due to Arizona's term limit law, he was unable to run for re-election in 2004.
  
  He died on July 22, 2020.
  
  