Jim Wetherington
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William J. "Jim" Wetherington (1937 or 1938 – January 6, 2025) was an American politician and policeman who served as the 67th mayor of Columbus, Georgia from 2007 to 2011. Before being elected mayor, Wetherington served the city of Columbus as chief of police, and the state of Georgia as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections, where he led the sixth largest prison system in the United States.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[1] He was elected 67th mayor of that city in 2006, after defeating incumbent mayor Bob Poydasheff. As mayor, Wetherington raised taxes to increase the size of the Columbus police force, and worked to improve the mayor's office's relationships between the mayor's office and the county school district. In accordance with a promise to his wife, Wetherington chose not to run for reelection in the 2010 election despite high approval ratings. Template:Subscription required [2] After leaving office at the end of his term in 2011,[3] Wetherington was replaced by lawyer Teresa Tomlinson.[3] Wetherington died in Columbus on January 6, 2025, at the age of 87.[4]
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- ↑ Biography of William J. "Jim" Wetherington Template:Webarchive, columbusga.org; retrieved November 14, 2007
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- 1930s births
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- 2025 deaths
- Law enforcement officials from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Mayors of Columbus, Georgia
- State cabinet secretaries of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Place of birth missing
- American municipal police chiefs
- 21st-century mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state)