Julian C. Dixon
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 32nd district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – December 8, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Glenn M. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Diane Watson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 28th district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| Succeeded by | Karen Bass |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
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In office 1972-1978 |
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| Born | August 8, 1934 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | December 8, 2000 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bettye Lee |
| Children | Cary Gordon Dixon |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1957–1960 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam |
Julian Carey Dixon (August 8, 1934 – December 8, 2000) was an American politician from the state of California serving from 1979 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 2000.
Dixon was born in Washington D.C. and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1960. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1962. He was elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat in 1972, and served in that body for three terms. Dixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1978. He chaired the rules committee at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the ethics probe into Speaker Jim Wright. Dixon won re-election to the 107th United States Congress, but died of a heart attack in December 2000.
The busy 7th Street / Metro Center / Julian Dixon transfer station for the Red Line, Purple Line, Blue Line and Expo Line in downtown Los Angeles is named after Dixon, with a plaque commemorating his role in obtaining the federal funding that enabled construction of the Metro Rail system. His alma mater, Southwestern University School of Law, in 2004 opened the Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center in the former Bullocks Wilshire building. The Culver City branch of the Los Angeles County Library is also named in his honor, Culver City Julian Dixon Library.
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