Diane Dixon (politician)
Diane Brooks Dixon is an American politician and Republican serving in the California State Assembly for the 72nd district since December 5, 2022. The district includes Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Beach. Before joining the Legislature, she was a Newport Beach city council member from 2014 to 2022 and served two terms as mayor.
Dixon earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in political science from the University of Southern California. She spent about 40 years in the private sector as a business executive. She is married to Pat Dixon, a career prosecutor who serves as Special Counsel to the Orange County District Attorney.
As a city leader, she helped deliver budget surpluses, reduce pension liabilities, improve public safety, and complete infrastructure projects on time and within budget, while strengthening cooperation between residents, businesses, and government. She has held regional leadership roles, including past president of the Association of California Cities-Orange County, and served on the SCAG regional council and the OCCOG board. In 2020 she narrowly lost a state assembly race to Cottie Petrie-Norris; after redistricting in 2022, Dixon won the seat. She has also served on many philanthropic boards, including United Way Orange County, the YMCA, and USC’s Board of Councilors and Alumni Association.
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