James William Dixon (born February 11, 1945) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A farmer from Warsaw, North Carolina, 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 Wake Forest University 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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2012 Dixon and fellow incumbent Republican Efton Sager were both drawn into the same district after district lines were changed following census 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 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Senior Chair) Agriculture (Senior Chair) Energy and Public Utilities Environment Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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
NC General Assembly House profile.