Dixie L. Leavitt
| Dixie L. Leavitt | |
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| Member of the Utah Senate from the 11th district |
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In office January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Ivan M. Matheson |
| Succeeded by | David L. Watson |
| Member of the Utah Senate from the 11th, 29th district |
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In office January 1, 1965 – December 31, 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Charles R. Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Ivan M. Matheson |
| Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 24th district |
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In office January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1964 |
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| Preceded by | Kumen S. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | J. Harold Mitchell |
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| Born | August 27, 1929 St. George, Utah |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Okerlund Leavitt |
| Children | Michael O. Leavitt, Dane Leavitt, Mark Leavitt, Eric Leavitt, David O. Leavitt, Matthew Leavitt |
| Residence | Cedar City, Utah |
| Alma mater | Branch Agricultural College |
| Profession | Insurance executive |
| Religion | LDS Church |
Dixie L. Leavitt (born August 27, 1929) is an American entrepreneur and state legislator who served as a Republican member of the Utah State House of Representatives and Senate from 1963 to 1976, and from 1989 to 1992 from Utah's 24th house district and 11th and 29th senate districts. He is the founder of the Leavitt Group, one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the nation, and is the father of former Utah governor Mike Leavitt.
Dixie L. Leavitt was born in St. George, Utah, and raised in the town of Bunkerville, in the state of Nevada. He attended Virgin Valley High School, where he served as student body president and was an all-state basketball player. After high school, Dixie went to Branch Agricultural College (BAC) in Cedar City, Utah, where he was yearbook editor and student body president, and became the institution’s first student to letter all four years in both football and track. He married Anne Okerlund in 1950. Dixie and his wife Ann reared a family of six sons.
Several of the Leavitt sons followed their father in the family insurance business.
Dixie Leavitt is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dixie’s plan throughout college was to become a schoolteacher. In 1951, after graduating from BAC, he began teaching fourth grade at Cedar West Elementary School.
After that first year, during the summer of 1952, Dixie got a job selling insurance. Though he fully intended to return to teaching in the fall, during the week before school began, the manager of the insurance company paid him a visit and urged him to stay in the insurance business. Dixie loved the business and believed he could prosper, so he decided to remain.
Dixie’s first insurance office was a desk in his family’s small basement apartment. His business prospered and in 1959, Dixie partnered with his brother Bert Leavitt to create the first Leavitt Group affiliated agency. Dixie created the model based on the principle of aligned interests between the Leavitt Group (which maintains contractual control) and its local managing co-owners (who maintain client control).
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