Bill Dix
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 25th district |
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Assumed office January 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Daryl Beall |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 9th district |
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In office January 10, 2011 – January 13, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | William Heckroth |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Boettger |
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November 28, 1962 (age 54) Janesville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gerri |
| Children | Michael, William Cletus Dix, and Libby |
| Residence | Shell Rock, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University (B.S.) |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Website |
BillDix.com legis.iowa.gov/... |
Bill Dix (born November 28, 1962) is a Republican politician and farmer from Shell Rock, Iowa. He is the Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate, and serves District 25. He previously served in District 9 of the Iowa Senate, prior to the 2012 redistricting. 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(Ranking Member). On November 14, 2013, after Senate Republicans failed to regain control of the Iowa Senate, Senator Dix was elected as the Republican Leader,
During the 2017 legislative session, Dix voted for House File 295 which eliminates local control in municipalities that voted to increase their own minimum wage locally. Dix's vote will cause the minimum wage to be lowered in four counties which had already voted to raise their minimum wage (Johnson, Linn, Wapello, and Polk). Estimates show that at least 64,300 residents of Iowa will have their wages effectively lowered, including 35,800 to 36,000 in Polk County, 10,100 in Johnson County, and 18,400 in Linn County.
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