James E. Held
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 18th district
In office January 2, 1967 – October 15, 1967 (died)
Preceded by	Louis J. Ceci
Succeeded by	Ervin Schneeberg
Personal details
Born	(1938-02-16)February 16, 1938 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 15, 1967(1967-10-15) (aged 29) Milwaukee County General Hospital, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Traffic collision
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee
Political party	Republican
Education	Marquette University (BA) Georgetown University (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer

James E. Held (February 16, 1938 – October 15, 1967) was an American lawyer and politician from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He was elected to represent the northern suburbs of Milwaukee in the 1967 session, but died ten months into that term in a traffic accident. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Held was an assistant to county executive John Doyne.

Held was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin.^[1] He graduated from Racine's St. Catherine's High School, then attended Marquette University, and the Georgetown University Law Center.

Held practiced law and worked as a staffer in the office of the Milwaukee County executive, John Doyne. Held was elected to the Assembly in 1966, running on the Republican Party ticket. He represented Milwaukee County's 18th Assembly district from January 1967 until his death in October 1967.

Held was fatally injured in a traffic collision in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on October 15, 1967, when his car struck a parked tow truck on a Milwaukee County highway. He died a short time after the accident at Milwaukee County General Hospital, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.^[2][3]