William C. Dix is a
Republican
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politician
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and
farmer
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from
Shell Rock, Iowa
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Geogra ...
. He was formerly the Majority Leader of the
Iowa Senate
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representing
Senate District 25, which covers
Butler,
Grundy,
Hardin, and
Story
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Counties. He served as the Chair of the Rules and Administration Senate Committee.
He resigned from the Iowa Senate on March 12, 2018, following the release of video footage showing Dix, who is married with three children, kissing a lobbyist at a bar in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Elections
Iowa House of Representatives (1996–2006)
In 1996, Dix made his first bid for the
Iowa House of Representatives
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running unopposed for House District 21 (covered
Butler and
Grundy Counties from 1993–2002 before redistricting from the
2000 Census) vacated by
Robert H. Renken. Iowa Congressional and Legislative districts were redrawn after the 2000 Census that went into effect for the 2002 election. From 2002 to 2006, Dix represented House District 17 (covered
Butler and
Bremer Counties from 2002–2012). He served five two-year terms in the Iowa House being reelected in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.
Iowa's 1st Congressional District Primary (2006)
In 2006, Dix ran in the Republican Primary for
Iowa's 1st Congressional District
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seat vacated by
Jim Nussle
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.
Iowa Senate
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(2010–2018)
References
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Living people
People from Butler County, Iowa
People from Janesville, Iowa
Iowa Republicans
1962 births
21st-century American politicians
Iowa politicians convicted of crimes