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Diane Dixon

Republican, State Assembly

District 72, Newport Beach

Time in office:

Assembly: 2022-present

Official Website

News coverage of Diane Dixon

Bio

Diane Dixon, 74, first ran for the Assembly in 2020, losing by just 2,500 votes to Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris. After the region’s districts were redrawn, she defeated her next Democratic challenger by a substantially higher margin two years later. She’s a former member of the Newport Beach City Council and served two terms as mayor. She’s a former communications executive at Avery Dennison, a multinational firm best known for making self-adhesive labels. Dixon has a bachelor’s in political science from USC. Her husband, Pat Dixon, is special counsel for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. They have a daughter and three grandsons.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

Of 36 bills:

8 Passed

7 Failed

21 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 36 bills: 8 passed, 7 failed, and 21 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Transportation

Uncoded

Unitemized Contributions

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total

$927.6K

96.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total

$58.9K

35.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$986.5K

75.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.

Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Tony Strickland	$250	Aug 25, 2023	Bolsa Chica Barefoot Ball tickets
Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley	$250	Oct 14, 2023	Ticket
California Correctional Peace Officers Association	$231.38	Jan 31, 2023	Dinner
Barona Band Of Mission Indians	$182.76	Dec 11, 2023	dinner at meeting
Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Foundation	$182	Jan 26, 2023	jacket
Orange County Business Council	$160	Mar 2, 2023	Dinner/reception
Rendon for Assembly 2022	$135.98	Jan 4, 2023	Reception
Tony Strickland	$125	Nov 17, 2023	Mayor's Ball tickets
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce	$125	Oct 27, 2023	Dinner/reception
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce	$125	Jun 28, 2023	Reception

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Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating

#48/120

This legislator is ranked 48th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Diane Dixon

AB 1879

Substance use: treatment or residential data reporting.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

In Progress

Substance use: treatment or residential data reporting.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Health

AB 2373

The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources

In Progress

The California Coastal Act: local coastal program: sea level rise plan: neighborhood-scale adaptation approach.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources

AB 2035

Common interest developments: declarations: amendments.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

In Progress

Common interest developments: declarations: amendments.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

AB 2261

Protective orders.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

In Progress

Protective orders.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Standing