Jim Carmichael
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name=Jim Carmichael
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| state_house=Ohio
| state=Ohio
| district=3rd
| term=January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2008
| preceded=Ron Amstutz
| succeeded=Ron Amstutz
| office2=Wayne County Ohio Commissioner
| term2= January 2, 2008 – July 13, 2016
| birth_date=July 18, 1939
| birth_place={{nowrap|Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
| death_date={{death date and age|2016|7|13|1939|7|18}}
| death_place=Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
| spouse=Carolyn
| profession=Business management
| party=Republican
}}
James F. Carmichael (July 18, 1939 – July 13, 2016) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 3rd District from 2000 to 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option%3Dcom_displaymembers%26task%3Ddetail%26district%3D3 |title=Jim Carmichael (R) |accessdate=2008-07-12 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231155658/http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=3 |archivedate=2008-12-31 }} He was also a commissioner for Wayne County. Carmichael died on July 12, 2016.{{cite news |url=http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2016/07/13/wayne-countians-mourning-death-of-commissioner-jim-carmichael |title=Family, friends mourning death of Commissioner Jim Carmichael |work=The Daily Record |date=2016-07-13 |accessdate=2016-07-19 |archive-date=2017-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510131254/http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2016/07/13/wayne-countians-mourning-death-of-commissioner-jim-carmichael |url-status=dead }}
Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Carmichael graduated from Shreve High School in Shreve, Ohio. Carmichael served in the Ohio Army National Guard from 1959 to 1964. He worked for the Dominion East Ohio Gas Company as a district manager. From 1971 to 1979, Carmichael served as mayor of the village of Shreve. Carmichael also served on the Wayne County Board of Elections and was chairman of the elections board.{{Cite web |url=http://www.the-daily-record.com/obituaries/2016/07/15/james-carmichael |title=James Carmichael-obituary |access-date=2016-07-19 |archive-date=2017-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316060041/http://www.the-daily-record.com/obituaries/2016/07/15/james-carmichael |url-status=dead }}