James King Tillman (June 23, 1935 – July 4, 2012) was a Florida state legislator, rancher and criminologist.

He attended Florida State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961.

[1] Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, he served as Deputy Sheriff for Leon County, Florida, from 1959 to 1961 and as a counselor for a juvenile court in Sarasota County.

[2] Tillman was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for Sarasota County in 1967 and served until 1974.

[2] He was married to Mary Chandler Wells of Clearwater, Florida, and has four children, James, John, Teresa and Jimi.