Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Alan J. Dixon
Alan Dixon was a Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (100th–102nd Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- S.J.Res. 252 A joint resolution designating the week of April 18 through 24, 1993, as "National Credit Education Week".Oct 23, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-483.
- S. 3170 A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain toys representing troll figures.Aug 11, 1992 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 3059 A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on TFA and DM-8.Jul 24, 1992 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 3058 A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on Calan IR and Calan SR.Jul 24, 1992 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 315 A resolution to congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning the 1992 National Basketball Association Championship.Jun 16, 1992 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 176 (102nd) A joint resolution to designate March 19, 1992, as "National Women in Agriculture Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 81 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of October 1 through 7, 1989, as "National Health Care Food Service Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 212 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing May 8, 1988, and ending on May 14, 1988, as "National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 200 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on November 8, 1987, and ending on November 14, 1987, as "National Food Bank Week".Passed a chamber
- S. 185 (101st) A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to punish as a Federal criminal offense the crimes of international parental child abduction.Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 113 (101st) A joint resolution prohibiting the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the FSX aircraft with Japan.Passed a chamber
- S. 3049 (101st) Fair Lending Enforcement Act of 1990Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 140 (102nd) A resolution to congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning the 1991 National Basketball Association Championship.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Dixon has won
Sen. Dixon has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986). Of the contested races, margins ran from 13.5 to 31.4 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 37 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 37 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.