{{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 | term_start = 1992 | term_end = 1995 | predecessor = John Brenneman | successor = Dick Springer | office1 = Member of the Oregon Senate from the 30th district | term_start1 = 1983 | term_end1 = 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.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/2977/eugene-timms Votesmart.org-Eugene Timms]</ref><ref>[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]</ref><ref>'Former Oregon lawmaker Gene Timms dies at 81,' '''The Oregonian,''' Harry Esteve, April 23, 2014</ref>
== Personal life == Timms and his wife, Edna, had two children and four grandchildren. Timms died in 2014.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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