Jim Broyhill

James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986 and briefly served in the United States Senate in 1986. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986, and served in the U.S. Senate for nearly four months in 1986. He had a career in the furniture industry before entering politics.