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Ronnie Dixon
2029
2016 - Present
2026
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Ronnie Dixon (Republican Party) is a member of the Jefferson County School District in Alabama, representing Place 4. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends in 2026.
Dixon (Republican Party) is also a member of the Jefferson County Constables in Alabama, representing District 51. His current term ends on January 15, 2029.
Dixon (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Jefferson County Constables to represent District 51 in Alabama. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Dixon is the city manager for Clay, Alabama. He previously owned a telecommunications business for three decades. Dixon and his wife, Kathy, have two children and two grandchildren.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2024)
General election
General election for Jefferson County Constable District 51
Incumbent Ronnie Dixon defeated Andre Bennett in the general election for Jefferson County Constable District 51 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronnie Dixon (R) | 80.3 | 19,177 |
| Andre Bennett (D) | 19.6 | 4,683 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 23,876 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Andre Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Constable District 51.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ronnie Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County Constable District 51.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dixon in this election.
2020
Jefferson County Schools
See also: Jefferson County Schools, Alabama, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4
Incumbent Ronnie Dixon won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronnie Dixon (R) | 96.6 | 70,851 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 2,483 | ||
| Total votes: 73,334 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ronnie Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County School District, Place 4.
Jefferson County Constable
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2020)
General election
General election for Jefferson County Constable District 51
Incumbent Ronnie Dixon won election in the general election for Jefferson County Constable District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronnie Dixon (R) | 98.9 | 20,740 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 241 | ||
| Total votes: 20,981 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ronnie Dixon advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County Constable District 51.
2016
Two of the five seats on the Jefferson County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Place 1 incumbent Jennifer Parsons did not file for re-election and Place 5 incumbent Jacqueline Smith (D) won election without opposition.
Ronnie Dixon (R), Donna Pike (R) and Samuel Staggs (R) were running to replace Parsons in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Dixon and Pike advanced to a primary runoff election on April 12, 2016, because no candidate received a majority of the vote. Pike won the runoff election and won without opposition in the general election.[2]
Results
Primary runoff
| Jefferson County Schools, Place 1 Republican Primary Runoff Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Donna Pike |
50.29% | 1,296 |
| Ronnie Dixon | 49.71% | 1,281 |
| Total Votes | 2,577 | |
| Source: WBRC, "April 12, 2016 Runoff Elections," accessed April 12, 2016 | ||
Primary
| Jefferson County Schools, Place 1 Republican Primary Election, 6-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Donna Pike |
40.92% | 12,931 |
| Ronnie Dixon |
34.87% | 11,021 |
| Samuel Staggs | 24.21% | 7,651 |
| Total Votes | 31,603 | |
| Source: WBRC, "Alabama Election Results," accessed March 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Dixon reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alabama Secretary of State as of February 22, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ronnie Dixon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ronnie Dixon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Ronnie Dixon participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on February 11, 2016:
| “ | Create a working relationship between educators and management that is beneficial to the students. School maintenance, construction,transportation and other common business procedures should be handled by experienced management professionals and knowledge base expansion handled by educators.[4][5] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| “ | Career Tech readiness was not mentioned but would be second on my list[5] | ” |
| —Ronnie Dixon (February 11, 2016) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| Yes. |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. Some students simply don't take test well due to anxiety. Also standardize test encourage teaching for or to a test rather than teaching to impart knowledge. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| I'm against Common Core initiative. |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students. Offer additional training options. Put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve. Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district. 1 school year is enough time to determine all of the above |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| Yes. Exemplary teachers should receive salaries based on results just as happens in private business. Teachers should not be a protected class because of length of service and should be dismissed if the results of their teaching is sub par. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| Yes. Only if every alternative to improve the neighborhood school has been exhausted or if the private school ioffers a fine arts or technical program not offered by the district. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Strictly. A student cannot be allowed to disrupt and hamper the learning opportunities for the student body. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Teachers Teacher preparedness and enthusiasm for their profession inspires learning |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Elect Ronnie Dixon," accessed February 15, 2016
- ↑ Jefferson County Probate Court, "Candidates," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Electronic Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Ronnie Dixon's responses," February 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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