Background
Folsom,, Jim was born on May 14, 1949 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of James E. Folsom Senior and Jamelle Dorothy Moore.
Folsom,, Jim was born on May 14, 1949 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of James E. Folsom Senior and Jamelle Dorothy Moore.
Bachelor, Jacksonville State University, 1974.
With Alabama Department Industrial Relations, 1974-1976. Public relations representative Reynolds Metal Company, 1976-1979. Public service commissioner State of Alabama, Montgomery, 1979—1986, lieutenant governor, 1987—1993, 2007—2011, governor, 1993—1995.
President Chama Consultant, Inc. Vice president public finance Raymond James & Associates, 1995—2007. President, presiding officer Alabama State Senate.
Served with Alabama National Guard, 1968-1970.
State chairman Leukemia Society, 1992. Member of National Association Regulatory Commissioners, Public Relations Society Alabama, Kiwanis, Masons.
Married Marsha Guthrie, 1977. Children: Meghan, James.