Background
Dixon, Larry Dean was born on August 31, 1942 in Nowata, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Chesley Lafayette and Charlene (Walker) Dixon.
Dixon, Larry Dean was born on August 31, 1942 in Nowata, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Chesley Lafayette and Charlene (Walker) Dixon.
Associate of Applied Science, Columbia Basin Junior College, 1966. Bachelor of Science in Police Science, Washington State University, 1968, Master of Arts in History, 1970. Consultant, Alabama State Department Education, 1970-1972.
Director department education Medical Association State of Alabama, Montgomery, 1972-1976.
Director Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program, 1976-1978, Jackson Hospital Foundation, Montgomery, 1978-1981. Executive director Alabama Board Medical Examiners, Montgomery, 1981.
He represented the 25th District from 1983 to 2010. In 1982, as a Democrat in District 81, he defeated later District 73 Representative Perry O. Hooper, Junior., of Montgomery. Dixon ran in the Republican primary for Alabama"s 2nd congressional district in 1992 after longtime incumbent Bill Dickinson retired, and was initially the favorite for the nomination.
However, he lost to newspaper publisher Terry Everett in what most considered an upset.
He did not seek re-election in 2010 and retired from elective politics. Dixon switched to Republican affiliation in 1984.
Member Montgomery City Council, 1975-1978, Alabama House of Representatives, 1978-1982, Alabama State Senate, 1982-2011. Past member steering committee National Clearinghouse on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation. Presidential appointee Intergovt.
Agency Council on Education, 1986-1990, 90-94, 2002-2006, 06—. Member legislation advisory board Southern Regional Education Board, 1986-1990. Member Medical Scholarship Board, State of Alabama, 1988-1998.
Past trustee Tuskegee University. Commissioner Southern Association Colleges and Schools, 1998-1901. With United States Army, 1961-1964.
Member National Conference State Legislatures, Administrators in Medicine Society (president 1984-1985), Education Commission of the States, Federation State Medical Boards (member board directors 2006-2008), Alabama Ex POWs (honorary), Blue Gray Association, Lions, Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation (board member since 2010).
Married Gaynell Kimbrough, December 23, 1967. Children: Katherine Dixon Hert, Elizabeth Dixon Allen.