Jim Click
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| Organization: | Jim Click Automotive Team |
| Role: | President and CEO |
| Location: | Tucson, Ariz. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | Oklahoma State University |
Jim Click is an automotive dealer and Republican donor from Tucson, Ariz.
Biography
Click was born in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma in 1944. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business from Oklahoma State University in 1966.[1]
In 1971, Click bought a share of his great uncle's Ford dealership in Tucson, Ariz..[2] In 2020, the Tuttle-Click Automotive Group, which Click co-owns with his cousin Bob Tuttle, was ranked in Automotive News' Top 150 dealership group in the U.S. At the time, the group had 17 dealerships.[3]
Work and activities
Click has mostly donated to Republican candidates and causes and said his donations are mostly in support of "the free enterprise system for this country."[2]
Specific campaigns
Click has been a supporter of a number of Republican candidates, including presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.[2] Click was also a donor to Restore Our Future, a Super PAC in support of Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.[4] In 2014, Click served as the finance committee chair for Andy Tobin's campaign for U.S. House of Representatives.[5] Click's company, Jim Click Automotive, was also listed as one of the top corporate donors for 2014 by the Arizona Republic. The paper noted, "Employees of the car dealer and their families donated more than $401,000. Nearly half of it went to Conservative Leadership for Arizona, the committee run by Sean Noble that supported Gov. Doug Ducey, and the state Republican Party."[6]
Top influencers by state
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In 2015, Ballotpedia identified Jim Click as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
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Notable endorsements
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Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Southern Arizona Leadershup Council, "Jim Click, accessed October 21, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tucson Local Media, "Jim Click focuses on selflessness," September 12, 2012
- ↑ Automotive News, "Top 150 dealership groups based in the U.S," accessed October 21, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Big 5 donors in Southern Arizona politics may surprise you," November 2, 2012
- ↑ Sonora Alliance, "Andy Tobin Raises More Than $232,000," January 23, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Republic, "Outside donors, 'dark money' influenced Ariz. races," January 12, 2015
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