Jim Preuitt

Jim Preuitt (July 19, 1935 – September 19, 2021) was a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 11th District since 1995. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives.

On November 13, 2007, the body of his grandson (missing for eight days) was found in Villa Rica, Georgia.

In April 2010 Preuitt left the Democratic Party becoming a Republican. He died in 2021.