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Julian Dixon | |
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| Chair of theHouse Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Louis Stokes |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – December 8, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| Succeeded by | Diane Watson |
| Constituency | 28th district (1979–1993) 32nd district (1993–2000) |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| Succeeded by | Gwen Moore |
| Constituency | 63rd district (1973–1974) 49th district (1974–1978) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julian Carey Dixon (1934-08-08)August 8, 1934 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2000(2000-12-08) (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bettye Lee |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | California State University, Los Angeles (BS) Southwestern University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1957–1960 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
Julian Carey Dixon (August 8, 1934 – December 8, 2000) was an AmericanDemocratic politician from California who was a member of theCalifornia State Assembly from 1973 to 1978 and then a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1979 until his death. He chaired theHouse Ethics Committee from 1985 to 1991. Since his death in 2000, he has been the last Black American man to represent the State of California in Congress.
A member of the aristocraticSyphax family, Dixon was born in Washington D.C. and served in theUnited States Army from 1957 to 1960. He attendedDorsey High School, and graduated fromCalifornia State University, Los Angeles in 1962.[1]He was elected to theCalifornia State Assembly as aDemocrat in 1972, and served in that body for three terms. Dixon was elected to theHouse of Representatives in 1978. In 1983 he joined with 7 other Congressional Representatives to sponsor a resolution toimpeach Ronald Reagan over his sudden and unexpectedinvasion of Grenada.[2] He chaired the rules committee at the1984 Democratic National Convention and the ethics probe into SpeakerJim Wright. Dixon won re-election to the107th United States Congress, but died at a hospital inMarina Del Rey, California on December 8, 2000, aged 66, following a heart attack.[3]
The busy7th Street / Metro Center / Julian Dixon transfer station for theA Line,B Line,D Line, andE 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.[4] His alma mater,Southwestern University School of Law, in 2004 opened the Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center in the formerBullocks Wilshire building. TheCulver City branch of the Los Angeles County Library is also named in his honor,Culver City Julian Dixon Library.
The third revised edition ofBlack 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 theHouse floor during consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 43 of the 107th Congress which ordered the printing of the revised edition.[5]
Dixon was a member ofAlpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.
After graduating from Dorsey High School, he served in the Army.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 28th congressional district 1979–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 32nd congressional district 1993–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theCongressional Black Caucus 1983–1985 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theHouse Ethics Committee 1985–1991 | Succeeded by |
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