Julian C. Dixon

Julian C. Dixon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 32nd district
In office January 3, 1993 – December 8, 2000
Preceded by	Glenn M. Anderson
Succeeded by	Diane Watson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 28th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Succeeded by	David Dreier
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1972-1978
Personal details
Born	August 8, 1934 Washington, D.C.
Died	December 8, 2000(2000-12-08) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bettye Lee
Children	Cary Gordon Dixon
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1957–1960
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	Vietnam

Julian Carey Dixon (August 8, 1934 – December 8, 2000) was an American politician from the state of California serving from 1979 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 2000.

Biography

Dixon was born in Washington D.C. and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1960. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1962. He was elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat in 1972, and served in that body for three terms. Dixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1978. He chaired the rules committee at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the ethics probe into Speaker Jim Wright. Dixon won re-election to the 107th United States Congress, but died of a heart attack in December 2000.^[1]

The busy 7th Street / Metro Center / Julian Dixon transfer station for the Red Line, Purple Line, Blue Line and Expo Line in downtown Los Angeles is named after Dixon, with a plaque commemorating his role in obtaining the federal funding that enabled construction of the Metro Rail system. His alma mater, Southwestern University School of Law, in 2004 opened the Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center in the famed Bullocks Wilshire building. The Culver City branch of the Los Angeles County Library is also named in his honor, Culver City Julian Dixon Library.

The third revised edition of Black Americans in Congress 1870-2007 (House Document 108-224, Serial Set v.14904) is dedicated to the memory of Dixon. Remarks requesting this were made by several of his colleagues March 21, 2001 on the House floor during consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 43 of the 107th Congress which ordered the printing of the revised edition.^[2]

Dixon was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California.

See also

• Hal Bernson, Los Angeles City Council member, 1979–2003, received first Julian C. Dixon Award for public service

References

External links

• United States Congress. "Julian C. Dixon (id: D000373)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
• Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center
• Julian C. Dixon at Find a Grave