- Larry Dixon (politician)
Infobox State Senator
imagesize = 150px
name=Larry Dixon
state_senate=Alabama
state=Alabama
district=25th
term=1983 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1942|08|31
place of birth=Nowata, Oklahoma
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Gaynell
profession=Executive Director, Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
religion=Methodist
party=Republican|Larry Dixon is a Republican member of the
Alabama Senate , representing the 25th District since 1983. Previously he was a member of theAlabama House of Representatives from 1978 through 1982.Dixon was originally a Democrat, but became a Republican in 1984.
Dixon ran in the Republican primary for ushr|Alabama|2 in 1992 after longtime incumbent
Bill Dickinson retired, and was initially the favorite for the nomination. However, he lost to newspaper publisherTerry Everett in a considerable upset.External links
* [http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senators/senatebios/sd025.html Alabama State Legislature - Senator Larry Dixon] official government website
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=5599 Project Vote Smart - Senator Larry Dixon (AL)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Larry Dixon
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20062&c=419795 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20022&c=19003 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=19982&c=562 1998] campaign contributions
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