Gene Timms
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gene Timms
| birth_place = Burns, Oregon
| birth_date = May 16, 1932
| death_date = April 21, 2014 (aged 81)
| alma_mater = Willamette University
| office = Minority Leader of the Oregon Senate
| termstart = 1992
| termend = 1995
| predecessor = John Brenneman
| successor = Dick Springer
| office1 = Member of the Oregon Senate from the 30th district
| termstart1 = 1983
| termend1 = 2001
| predecessor1 = Bob Smith
| successor1 = Steve Harper
| party = Republican
| death_place = Burns, Oregon
| children = 2
| branch = {{Flag|United States Army}}
}}
Eugene Dale Timms (May 16, 1932 – April 21, 2014) was an American politician and businessman.
Early life and education
Born in Burns, Oregon, Timms attended Burns High School. He then earned a bachelor's degree in business from Willamette University and served in the United States Army.
Career
After leaving the military, managed his family's business, a creamery. He later owned and operated Big Country Distributor. Timms served in the Oregon State Senate as a Republican from 1983 to 2001, representing the 30th district. He was an advocate for rural health in Oregon.[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/2977/eugene-timms Votesmart.org-Eugene Timms][https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A64355 Oregon State Library Digital Collection: Oregon Secretary of State Voters' Pamphlet November 1996-Eugene D. (Gene) Timms]'Former Oregon lawmaker Gene Timms dies at 81,' The Oregonian, Harry Esteve, April 23, 2014
Personal life
Timms and his wife, Edna, had two children and four grandchildren. Timms died in 2014.{{Cite web|last=Chapel|first=LaFollette's|title=Eugene Timms Obituary - LaFollette's Chapel|url=https://www.lafolletteschapel.com/obits/obituary.php?id=466850|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.lafolletteschapel.com|language=en}}
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Category:People from Burns, Oregon
Category:University of Washington alumni
Category:Willamette University alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Oregon
Category:Republican Party Oregon state senators
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:20th-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
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