Julian C. Dixon

Julian Carey Dixon (born August 8, 1934 in Washington, DC , † December 8, 2000 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1979 and 2000 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Julian Dixon attended Los Angeles public schools. Between 1957 and 1960 he served in the United States Army . In 1962 he graduated from Los Angeles State College . He then studied until 1967 at Southwestern University . Politically, Dixon joined the Democratic Party . From 1972 to 1978 he was a member of the California State Assembly . During the same period he took part in all regional party conventions of the Democrats in California. In July 1976 he was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York , where Jimmy Carter was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1978 congressional election , Dixon was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 28th constituency of California, where he succeeded Yvonne Brathwaite Burke on January 3, 1979 . After eleven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 8, 2000 . Between 1985 and 1991 he was chairman of the ethics committee . He also chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1983 to 1985 as successor to Walter E. Fauntroy .

Julian Dixon Park in Los Angeles and the Julian Dixon Public Library in Culver City were named after him.

Julian C. Dixon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)