Bill Dix
American politician
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William C. Dix is a Republican politician and farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa. He was formerly the Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate representing Senate District 25, which covers Butler, Grundy, Hardin, and Story Counties. He was the Chair of the Rules and Administration Senate Committee.[1]
Bill Dix | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – March 12, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Daryl Beall |
| Succeeded by | Annette Sweeney |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 13, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Heckroth |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Boettger |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 7, 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Pat Grassley |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
| In office January 13, 1997 – January 12, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Renken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janesville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Gerri |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University (B.S.) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
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.[2][3][4]
Elections
Iowa House of Representatives (1996–2006)
In 1996, Dix made his first bid for the Iowa House of Representatives running unopposed for House District 21 (covered Butler and Grundy Counties from 1993 to 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 to 2012). He served five two-year terms in the Iowa House being reelected in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.[5]
| 1996 Iowa House District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 7,803 | 99% | |
| N/A | Unopposed | 0 | 0% | |
| Majority | — | — | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1998 Iowa House District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 7,698 | 99% | |
| N/A | Unopposed | 0 | 0% | |
| Majority | — | — | ||
| 2000 Iowa House District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 10,171 | 99% | |
| N/A | Unopposed | 0 | 0% | |
| Majority | — | — | ||
| 2002 Iowa House District 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 7,667 | 99% | |
| N/A | Unopposed | 0 | 0% | |
| Majority | — | — | ||
| 2004 Iowa House District 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 11,702 | 95% | |
| Write-In | Paul Uzel | 438 | 3.5% | |
| Majority | 11,264 | 96.3%[6] | ||
Iowa's 1st Congressional District Primary (2006)
In 2006, Dix ran in the Republican Primary for Iowa's 1st Congressional District seat vacated by Jim Nussle.
| 2006 Republican Primary: 1st Congressional District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 8,483 | 37.4% | |
| Republican | Brian Kennedy | 3,172 | 14% | |
| Republican | Mike Whalen | 10,977 | 48.5% | |
| Majority | 2,494 | 13%[7] | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Iowa Senate (2010–2018)
| 2010 Iowa Senate District 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Heckroth | 9,605 | 41% | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 13,189 | 57% | |
| Majority | 3,584 | 16% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 2014 Iowa Senate District 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Dix | 18,267 | 99% | |
| N/A | Unopposed | 0 | 0%[8] | |
| Majority | — | — | ||