Career
He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for 25 years (1988–2012), representing the 52nd district, encompassing parts of DeSoto County and Marshall County as a Republican. Woods, an alumnus of Mississippi State University, is a retired farmer, cotton ginner and pilot. He resigned from the house, effective July 30, 2012.
He had suffered a stroke in December 2011, which led to his decision to retire.
