{{Short description|American politician (1935–2019)}} {{Infobox State Representative | name=Dixie Allen | image=Dixie A.jpg | state_house=Ohio | state=Ohio | district=39th | term=January 6, 1998 – July 27, 2006 | preceded=Lloyd Lewis Jr. | succeeded=Clayton Luckie | party=Democratic | birth_name=Dixie Jean Woods | birth_date={{birth date|1935|1|27}} | birth_place=Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | death_date={{death date and age|2019|4|1|1935|1|27}} | death_place=Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | spouse=Jimmy H. Allen }}

'''Dixie Jean Allen''' ({{nee}} '''Woods'''; January 27, 1935 – April 1, 2019) was a politician from Dayton, Ohio, who served in the Ohio House of Representatives and on the Montgomery County Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/2377/dixie-allen#.UmcTv5Rxs1E|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|accessdate=10 May 2017}}</ref> After the resignation of Rep. Lloyd Lewis Jr. in 1998, Allen was chosen as a political newcomer to replace him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0F51B6FC210C09EE&p_docnum=1|title=Local Dems dismiss seat swapping reports|publisher=|accessdate=10 May 2017}}</ref> She went on to win a full term in 1998, and was reelected in 2000. In 2001, she opted for an appointment to the Ohio Senate, however did not obtain it. Instead she, won reelection for a third full House term in 2002, and again in 2004.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}

In 2006, Republicans convinced Allen that if she would switch political parties, they would appoint her as a county commissioner. She did so, and was appointed on July 25, 2006, after resignation from the House. In the 2006 general election, however, Allen was defeated for a full term by Democrat Judy Dodge, and has since moved back to the Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bischoff |first1=Laura A. |title=Former Montgomery County commissioner, state lawmaker Dixie Allen dies |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-govt--politics/former-montgomery-county-commissioner-state-lawmaker-dixie-allen-dies/GPwwQqteFcd1SUlvD2tUIN/ |accessdate=30 April 2019 |work=Dayton Daily News |date=April 1, 2019 |language=english}}</ref> Allen died on April 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dayton/obituary.aspx?n=dixie-allen&pid=192122425&fhid=5700 |title=Dixie ALLEN Obituary - Dayton, OH &#124; Dayton Daily News |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-govt--politics/former-montgomery-county-commissioner-state-lawmaker-dixie-allen-dies/GPwwQqteFcd1SUlvD2tUIN/|title=Former Montgomery County commissioner, state lawmaker Dixie Allen dies}}</ref>

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