Background
Hixson, Kim was born on July 26, 1957 in Chattanooga.
Hixson, Kim was born on July 26, 1957 in Chattanooga.
Associate of Arts in Broadcasting, Chattanooga State Technology Community College. Bachelor in Advertising and English, University Tennessee, Chattanooga. Master of Arts in Professional Writing, University Tennessee, Chattanooga.
Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism, Southern Illinois University.
Hixson received an Associate of Arts in Broadcasting at Chattanooga State Technical Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and English and a Master of Arts in Professional Writing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism from Southern Illinois University. Prior to his election to the Assembly, he was a professor of Advertising at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He also served on the City of Whitewater Common Council and served as Council President.
In 2010, he lost his re-election bid to Evan Wynn.
Hixson returned to the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater after his legislative service. He now serves as chairperson of the Communication Department.
He has appeared in several motion pictures, most recently Public Enemies and Mr.
He chaired the Colleges and Universities Committee and was a member of the Education, Financial Institutions, Work Force Development, and Consumer Protection committees. He previously served as a member of the Committees on Aging and Long Term Care, and Rural Economic Development.