Ray Bodiford

{{Short description|American politician (1936–1989)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name=Ray Bodiford

|image=Ray Bodiford black-and-white photo.png

|state_house=Tennessee

|district=70th

|term_start=1973

|term_end=1976

|predecessor=Granville Hinton

|successor=Herman L. Wolfe Sr.

|birth_name=Johnny Ray Bodiford

|birth_date={{birth date|1936|6|14}}

|death_date={{death date and age|1989|7|12|1936|6|14}}

|party=Republican

|spouse=Bernice Nixon Bodiford

|profession=Politician, insurance agent

}}

Johnny Ray Bodiford (June 14, 1936 – July 12, 1989) was an American insurance agent from Selmer, Tennessee who served as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 70th district (Hardin and McNairy counties and parts of Wayne, Chester and Hardeman counties) from 1973 to 1976. He succeeded fellow Republican (and insurance agent) Granville Hinton, and was succeeded by Republican Herman L. Wolfe Sr.

He was a member of the Tennessee 1977 Limited Constitutional Convention.Laska, Lewis L. "The 1977 Limited Constitutional Convention" 61 Tenn. L. Rev. 485 (1993-1994)

In 1980, he ran what was described as a "strong campaign" for the state senate against longtime incumbent senator and Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder, but was unable to defeat him.Stanley, Rodney E. & P. Edward French. Tennessee's John S. Wilder: the longest tenured state legislator in Tennessee history. University Press of America: 2007; p. 106.