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Alan John Dixon

Senator for Illinois · Democrat

Born 1927 · Died 2014

Democrat · IL Senate 1981–1993
4,206votes cast 96.6%attendance 81.5%party loyalty 6congresses served
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Alan John Dixon

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 3170 · A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain toys representing troll figures. August 11, 1992 · In committee
  • S. 3059 · A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on TFA and DM-8. July 24, 1992 · In committee
  • S. 3058 · A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on Calan IR and Calan SR. July 24, 1992 · In committee
  • S.Res. 315 · A resolution to congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning the 1992 National Basketball Association Championsh… June 16, 1992 · Passed Senate
  • S. 2664 · A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals. May 6, 1992 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
2 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateIllinoisDemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1993
SenateIllinoisDemocratJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1987
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 102nd Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S.J.Res. 252: Became Public Law No: 102-483.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On the Conference Report: H.R. 11 (Senate Vote 270 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Conference Report: H.R. 11 (Senate Vote 269 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 11 (Senate Vote 268 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Conference Report: H.R. 429 (Senate Vote 267 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 776 (Senate Vote 266 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Conference Report: H.R. 5427 (Senate Vote 265 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Overriding the Veto: S. 12 (Senate Vote 264 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Veto Overridden

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: S. 2899 (Senate Vote 263 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 3371 (Senate Vote 262 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Rejected

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Recorded positions over time

On 5 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 21 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 22, 2026