Arrington Dixon

Arrington Dixon

Arrington Dixon is an African American former city council member of Washington, D.C. In 2008, he was D.C.'s male representative on the Democratic National Committee [cite web
author=District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
title=About Us
url=http://dcdsc.org/about.htm
accessdate=2008-08-10
] and a thus a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention. He ran for reelection as national committeeman in the September 2008 Democratic primary but was defeated by Vincent Orange, 56 to 44 percent. [cite web
author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
title=Primary Election, 2008, Election Night Unofficial Results
date=2008-09-10
url=http://dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final.asp?userprev=1&electionid=1
accessdate=2008-09-12
]

He was also appointed by Mayor Barry to serve as a public member of the National Capital Planning Commission. He was married to former D.C. mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly before she served as mayor (1991-1995).

Council of the District of Columbia

In November 1974, Dixon was chosen to represent Ward 4 when voters elected the first members of the Council of the District of Columbia, the legislature of the city's new home rule government.cite web
title=Historical Elected Officials: Ward 4 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
accessdate=2008-07-20
url=http://www.dcboee.org/information/eo_index/history/ward%204.shtm
] The initial term for the Ward 4 seat, like those for half the council seats, was only 2 years, to provide for staggered council elections in later years,cite web
title=Historical Elected Officials: Length of Initial Terms Following First Home Rule Election
author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
accessdate=2008-07-21
url=http://www.dcboee.org/information/eo_index/history/length.shtm
] but in 1976 Dixon was reelected to a full 4-year term.

In 1978, council chairman Sterling Tucker ran for mayor rather than seeking reelection.cite web
title=Historical Elected Officials: Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia
author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
accessdate=2008-07-20
url=http://www.dcboee.org/information/eo_index/history/CHAIRMAN.shtm
] Dixon, who was halfway through his Ward 4 term, decided to run for council chairman and won. He served 4 years. In 1982 he ran for reelection but was defeated in the Democratic primary by David A. Clarke.

More than a decade later, Dixon returned to the council as an at-large member for a few months in 1997 when he was chosen in August by the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee to replace Linda Cropp, who had vacated her at-large seat to become chairman. [cite news
title=Arrington Dixon to Fill Vacancy Left by Cropp on D.C. Council
work=The Washington Post
date=1997-08-16
page=D06
accessdate=2008-07-22
url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/13510799.html?FMT=ABS
] The appointment lasted only until a December special election, in which he was defeated by Republican David Catania. [cite news
title=Republican Wins Seat on D.C. Council; Catania Upsets Dixon Amid Low Turnout
last=Williams
first=Vanessa
work=The Washington Post
date=1997-12-03
page=C01
accessdate=2008-07-22
url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/23445234.html?FMT=ABS
]

References

External links

* [http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us|DC City Council]


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