James William "Jimmy" Dixon (born February 11, 1945) is a

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member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A farmer from

Warsaw, North Carolina Warsaw is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,054 at the 2010 census. History The Warsaw Historic District and Joshua James Blanchard House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geogra ...

, Dixon has represented the 4th district (including constituents in Duplin and Wayne counties) since 2011.

Early life and education

Dixon was born in Friendship, North Carolina. He graduated from James Kenan High School in Warsaw where he excelled in football. He attended

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on a football scholarship and graduated in 1969 with a B.S. degree.

Electoral history

Dixon did not hold any political office before winning election to the State House in 2010.

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2016

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2012

Dixon and fellow incumbent Republican Efton Sager were both drawn into the same district after district lines were changed following

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redistricting. Dixon defeated Sager, 62.30%–37.70%, in the Republican primary. Dixon went on to win re-election with 65% of the vote over Democratic challenger Rebecca H. Judge and Constitution Party nominee, who ran officially as a Libertarian, Kevin "Kenny" E. Hayes

2010

Democratic incumbent Russell Tucker announced that he was retiring and would not seek re-election. Jimmy Dixon decided to run and was unopposed in the Republican primary. In the general election, he went on to face Democratic physician Mott Blair, who also was unopposed in his party primary. Together, they spent over $250,000. Dixon defeated Blair by just 477 votes out of the 17,531 cast.

2008

In 2008 Dixon ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for a seat on the Duplin County Board of Commissioners. He was defeated in a Democratic runoff by Frances Parks.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Senior Chair) *Agriculture (Senior Chair) *Energy and Public Utilities *Environment *Health *Redistricting *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2019-2020 session

2017-2018 session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Chair) *Agriculture (Chair) *Environment *Education - K-12 *Elections and Ethics Law *Regulatory Reform

2015-2016 session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Chair) *Agriculture (Chair) *Environment *Education - K-12 *Elections *Regulatory Reform *Insurance

2013-2014 session

*Appropriations *Agriculture (Chair) *Environment *Education *Elections *Regulatory Reform

2011-2012 session

*Appropriations *Agriculture (Vice Chair) *Environment *Education *Elections *Judiciary

References

External links

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NC General Assembly
House profile. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Jimmy Living people 1945 births People from Wake County, North Carolina People from Warsaw, North Carolina Wake Forest University alumni Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians