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Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress

Official portrait of Rep. Julian C. Dixon

Julian C. Dixon

DEMOCRAT U.S. Representative · CaliforniaHouse 1979–2003 (CA-28, CA-32)

Julian Dixon was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 8 bills that became law (100th–107th Congress).

45Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–107th Congress (excludes amendments)
19Passed a chamberof 45 bills & resolutions sponsored
8Became law8 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–107th Congress
—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Rep. Dixon has won

Rep. Dixon has won 12 U.S. House elections (1978–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 50.5 to 80.0 points.

010204060Margin of victory, points (axis starts at 0)1978: unopposed1978CA-281980, CA-28: won by 62.3 points19801982, CA-28: won by 60.2 points19821984, CA-28: won by 53.2 points19841986, CA-28: won by 55.0 points19861988, CA-28: won by 56.2 points19881990, CA-28: won by 50.5 points19901992, CA-32: won by 80.0 points1992CA-321994, CA-32: won by 60.0 points19941996, CA-32: won by 70.0 points19961998, CA-32: won by 75.4 points19982000, CA-32: won by 71.4 points2000
Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed
Elections won12 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed
Closest win: 50.5 points1990, CA-28
Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 12 elections (open seat or changed party)
Seat history, California’s 32nd districtWinners, most recent three: Judy Chu (D) 2010 → Grace F. Napolitano (D) 2012–2020 → Brad Sherman (D) 2022–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.