Bill Dix

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1962 –

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Who is Bill Dix?

Bill Dix is a Republican politician and farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa. He is currently the Minority Leader of the Iowa Senate, and serves Senate District 22. He served 10 years as a representative in the Iowa legislature representing Iowa House District 17, before deciding in 2006 to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Iowa's 1st district to replace seven-term Congressman Jim Nussle, who unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Iowa. Dix lost the Republican nomination to restaurant owner Mike Whalen. Whalen lost the general election to Bruce Braley in one of the most watched races nationwide.

In late 2006, Bill Dix hosted a blog on the Des Moines Register website discussing politics and the upcoming elections.

Bill Dix was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 2010 with a victory over incumbent Bill Heckroth for Senate District 9, and he currently serves on the following committees: Labor and Business Relations Committee and the Rules and Administration Committee. On November 14th, 2013, after Senate Republicans failed to regain control of the Iowa Senate, Senator Dix was elected to be the Republican Leader,

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Born
Nov 28, 1962
Iowa
Education
  • Iowa State University
Lived in
  • Shell Rock

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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