# Dixie Allen

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{{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.](/source/Lloyd_Lewis_Jr.)
| succeeded=[Clayton Luckie](/source/Clayton_Luckie)
| party=[Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| birth_name=Dixie Jean Woods
| birth_date={{birth date|1935|1|27}}
| birth_place=[Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton%2C_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](/source/Dayton%2C_Ohio), who served in the [Ohio House of Representatives](/source/Ohio_House_of_Representatives) and on the [Montgomery County Commission](/source/Montgomery_County%2C_Ohio).<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.](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)).<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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