| Jacob Paul Rudolf | |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1926[1] |
| Birth Place: | South Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.[2] |
| Death Place: | Durham, New York, U.S. |
| Residence: | 38 Stonybrook Road, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Office: | Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 25th District |
| Term Start: | 1967 |
| Term End: | 1973 |
| Successor: | William Lyons |
| Office2: | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 139th district |
| Term Start2: | 1981 |
| Term End2: | 1983 |
| Predecessor2: | John McGuirk |
| Term Start3: | 1985 |
| Term End3: | 1987 |
| Successor3: | Alex Knopp |
| Party: | Democratic, Republican |
Jacob Paul Rudolf (February 18, 1926 – September 27, 2016) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate[3] from 1967 to 1973, and a Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1981[4] to 1983,[5] and from 1985 to 1987. He previously served four terms on the Norwalk Common Council.[6]
Rudolf was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Norwalk in 1971, being defeated by Donald J. Irwin.[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Connecticut in 1986.[6]
Rudolf died in Durham, New York, on September 27, 2016, at the age of 90.[7]