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==Public Office Positions==
==Public Office Positions==
In 2005, Dixon was elected to the Lago Vista City Council (TX) in 2005 for a two-year term. He received 650 votes (68%).
===2005===
Dixon was elected to the Lago Vista City Council (TX) in 2005 for a two-year term. He received 650 votes (68%).


In 2008, Dixon was again elected to the Lago Vista City Council (TX), place 4, for a two-year term. He received 336 votes out of 575 total (58%).
===2008===
 
Dixon was again elected to the Lago Vista City Council (TX), place 4, for a two-year term. He received 336 votes out of 575 total (58%).
https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2005-05-13/270855/
 
http://patdixon.org/lv_council.html
 
https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Dixon


==Organizational Positions==
==Organizational Positions==
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;[[Libertarian Party of Texas]]
;[[Libertarian Party of Texas]]
*Chair (2004—2014)
*Chair (2004—2014)
==External Links==
===Ballotpedia===
* https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Dixon
===News===
* https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2005-05-13/270855/
===Personal===
* http://patdixon.org/lv_council.html


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[[Category:Texas Party Activists]]
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[[Category:Libertarians in Public Office from the 2000s]]
[[Category:Libertarians in Public Office from the 2000s]]
[[Category:Libertarians in Public Office from the 2010s]]
[[Category:Texas Candidates for Town or City Council]]
[[Category:Texas Candidates for Town or City Council]]
[[Category: Candidates for Town or City Council]]
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 2 March 2025

Pat Dixon
Pat Dixon 2006 Texas State Convention.jpg
Dixon presiding over the 2006 Texas State Convention.
Chair
Libertarian Party of Texas
2004—2014
Predecessor: David DeLamar
Successor: Kurt Hildebrand
Personal Details
Party: Libertarian Party
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Patrick J. "Pat" Dixon is a Libertarian Party activist. He served as Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas from 2004 to 2014 and captured many of the lessons learned along the way in his book Leading Like a Libertarian, published in 2011, with a second edition released in 2016.

He was instrumental along with Wes Benedict and others in the successful 2004 effort to get the Libertarian Party of Texas back on the ballot after the unsuccessful 2002 election cycle.

He was first elected as state chair on 12 June 2004 and was reelected 10 June 2006, 14 June 2008 and 11 June 2010. After being persuaded to run again in 2012, he served out one last term for a total of ten years.

He has also served on the Libertarian National Committee.

He released a book, Leading Like a Libertarian, in 2011, with a second edition in 2016.

He was a delegate seated with the delegation of the Libertarian Party of Texas at the 2018 National Convention.

Public Office Positions

2005

Dixon was elected to the Lago Vista City Council (TX) in 2005 for a two-year term. He received 650 votes (68%).

2008

Dixon was again elected to the Lago Vista City Council (TX), place 4, for a two-year term. He received 336 votes out of 575 total (58%).

Organizational Positions

Libertarian National Committee
Libertarian Party of Texas
  • Chair (2004—2014)

External Links

Ballotpedia

News

Personal


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