Members of Congress / Alan Dixon

Biographical Information

DIXON, Alan John, a Senator from Illinois; born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., July 7, 1927; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949; graduated, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Mo., 1949; served in the United States Navy Air Corps 1945; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1949 and commenced practice in Belleville; elected police magistrate 1949; member, Illinois house of representatives 1951-1963; member, Illinois senate 1963-1971, serving as a minority whip 1964-1970; Illinois treasurer 1971-1977; Illinois secretary of State 1977-1981; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1980; reelected in 1986 and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993; defeated for renomination in 1992; chairman, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 1994-1995; partner, law firm of Bryan Cave in St. Louis, Mo., 1993-; is a resident of Fairview Heights, Ill. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 102nd Congress: Senator, Illinois, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/8/92	Vote 270: H R 11: Conference report; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992	No	Yes	Yes
10/8/92	Vote 269: H R 11: motion to waive cba @ conference rept to h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/8/92	Vote 268: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/8/92	Vote 267: H R 429: conference report on h.r.429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/8/92	Vote 266: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.776; National Energy Efficiency Act of 1991	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 265: H R 5427: conference report to h.r.5427; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 264: S 12: passage of s.12 over veto; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/2/92	Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion; A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/2/92	Vote 262: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion, motion to proceed to conf rept to h.r.3371; Federal Death Penalty Act of 1991	Yes	No	Yes
10/2/92	Vote 261: On the Cloture Motion: motion to proceed to conference report on s.2; Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act Neighborhood Schools Improvement Programs Act Flexibility for Education Effectiveness Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 260: H R 5678: Conference Report; Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 259: H R 5427: final passage of h.r.5427, as amended; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 258: H R 5427: danforth amdt no. 3358; To provide for the payment of attorney's fees incurred by a nominee in connection with the consideration by the Senate of a nomination to Federal office made by the President.	Not Voting	No	No
10/1/92	Vote 257: H R 5427: seymour amdt no. 3357; To reduce the legislative branch budget by 15 percent over the next three years, to prohibit the carrying over of funds from one year to the next, and to require an audit of the current staff needs of the Congress.	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 256: H R 5368: H.R. 5368, as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 255: H R 5318: passage of h.r.5318 over veto; United States-China Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 254: S 323: Passage of s.323 over veto; Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/1/92	Vote 253: H R 5368: resolution of ratification, start treaty, no. 102-20/23; The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START Treaty), signed at Moscow on July 31, 1991, including Annexes on Agreed Statements and Definitions; Protocols on Conversion or Elimination, Inspection, Notification, Throw-weight, Telemetry, and Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission; and Memorandum of Understanding; all integral parts of the START Treaty	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/30/92	Vote 252: H R 5368: helms amdt no.3339; To reduce total budget authority in the bill by 10 percent (excluding amounts paid to foreign countries by law) and use the savings to reduce the deficit.	No	Yes	No
9/30/92	Vote 251: H R 5368: kasten amdt.; Regarding peaceful settlement in the Western Sahara.	No	Yes	No

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