Irma Muse Dixon

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Irma Muse Dixon (born July 18, 1952, New Orleans, Louisiana) is the first African-American elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC). Dixon represented the Third District on PSC from 1992 (replacing Louis Lambert) through reelection in 1998 to the term ending in 2004. Dixon previously represented District 95 in the Louisiana House for four years (elected 1988, reelected 1991) immediately prior to being elected to PSC in 1992.^[1] Dixon's dozen years of service on PSC brought her a commendation from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in 2004.^[2]

Dixon's losing races^[3] occurred in 2002, 2004, and 2007:

2002 in challenging then incumbent William J. Jefferson to represent Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
2004 in seeking re-election to PSC District 3 (She was third behind Cleo Fields and Lambert Boussiere III; Boussiere won the runoff.)
2007 in running for the open seat in Louisiana Senate District 5, vacated when incumbent Diana Bajoie was term-limited (The runoff election was between Cheryl A. Gray Evans and Jalila Jefferson-Bullock; Evans won.)

A graduate of Walter L. Cohen Senior High School, Dixon obtained her B.A. from Southern University in Baton Rouge. She holds a Master of Social Work from Tulane University and is a fellow of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.^[4]

Dixon has served in state government with the Office of Employment Training and Development and as an undersecretary in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and in New Orleans city government as Director of the Department of Recreation. She is a security manager for Xyant Technology. She is active in the Urban League, the Boys and Girls Club of New Orleans, the YWCA, and New Orleans' Second Baptist Church. In 2009 she was chosen to head Beacon of Hope, a New Orleans charitable organization.^[5]

Notes

↑ Dixon on League of Women Voters site.
↑ Commendation from NARUC.
↑ Dixon bio on Our Campaigns.
↑ "Ex-legislator Dixon seeks Senate seat: She also served on PSC for many years" in Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 2007 September 04 (accessed 2009 June 08).
↑ "Irma Muse Dixon named to head Beacon of Hope Resource Center" in Louisiana Weekly, 2009 March 17 (accessed 2009 June 08).

Louisiana Center for Women and Government Hall of Fame

1990–1999

1994	Boggs, LindyLindy Boggs Bussie, FranFran Bussie Evans, PatPat Evans Martinez, Virginia “Ginny”Virginia “Ginny” Martinez Maybuce, Corinne D.Corinne D. Maybuce Parker, Mary EvelynMary Evelyn Parker Rhodes, Doris Lindsey HollandDoris Lindsey Holland Rhodes Richardson, Rupert F.Rupert F. Richardson Shehee, Virginia K.Virginia K. Shehee

1995	Grace, Lucille MayLucille May Grace Hodges, Maggie Bell AtkinsMaggie Bell Atkins Hodges Jones, Eddie D. BrownEddie D. Brown Jones Moore, Ellen BryanEllen Bryan Moore Osborne, OllieOllie Osborne

1996	Daniels, C. Maxine HoltryC. Maxine Holtry Daniels Heitman, Betty GreenBetty Green Heitman Vick, Kathy M.Kathy M. Vick Walker, Lillian W.Lillian W. Walker Wallace, Dorothy H.Dorothy H. Wallace

1997	Kelso, IrisIris Kelso Pickering, MyrtleMyrtle Pickering Reggie, Doris B.Doris B. Reggie Snellings, Marie Louise WilcoxMarie Louise Wilcox Snellings Truly, Gayle F.Gayle F. Truly

1998	Ayo, Betsy CheramieBetsy Cheramie Ayo Clausen, SallySally Clausen Talbert, LindaLinda Talbert

1999	Armour, Wilhelmina BernardWilhelmina Bernard Armour Bollinger, Charlotte A.Charlotte A. Bollinger Courtney, BethBeth Courtney Morial, Sybil HaydelSybil Haydel Morial Wisham, Mary EllenMary Ellen Wisham

2000–2009

2000	Angelo, EleanoraEleanora Angelo Armstrong, Eileen R.Eileen R. Armstrong Koury, Constance A.Constance A. Koury Mansfield, BarbaraBarbara Mansfield Rickey, BethBeth Rickey Thayer, MarilynMarilyn Thayer

2001	Breaux, Lois D.Lois D. Breaux Ferriot, JoanneJoanne Ferriot Montgomery-Richard, Margaret D.Margaret D. Montgomery-Richard Tauzin, Cecile B.Cecile B. Tauzin

2002	Blanchard, Jo Ann CefaluJo Ann Cefalu Blanchard Foster, AliceAlice Foster Holt, Sibal SuarezSibal Suarez Holt Sabiston, Norma JaneNorma Jane Sabiston

2003	Day, Judy EwellJudy Ewell Day Madden, RobertaRoberta Madden Pellegrin, Darlene L.Darlene L. Pellegrin Pereboom, Margaret GambleMargaret Gamble Pereboom

2004	Badeaux, LauraLaura Badeaux Callais-Rogers, VelmaVelma Callais-Rogers

2005	Kilgen, Marilyn B.Marilyn B. Kilgen LeBlanc, Carol R.Carol R. LeBlanc Madden, Martha A.Martha A. Madden Norton, BarbaraBarbara Norton

2006	Fowler, Mari AnnMari Ann Fowler Greenhouse, Bunnatine H.Bunnatine H. Greenhouse Knobloch, Ethel N.Ethel N. Knobloch Landrieu, Verna S.Verna S. Landrieu

2007	Dixon, Irma MuseIrma Muse Dixon Lemmon, Mary AnnMary Ann Lemmon Schwegmann, MelindaMelinda Schwegmann Wilkerson, PinkiePinkie Wilkerson

2008	DeGree, KittyKitty DeGree Rosenthal, SandySandy Rosenthal Spikes, DoloresDolores Spikes Taylor, PhyllisPhyllis Taylor

2009	Ewing, RosemaryRosemary Ewing Mayo, PhyllisPhyllis Mayo Milling, AnneAnne Milling Moskal, LilyBLilyB Moskal

2010–2019

2010	Armstrong, JeanJean Armstrong Cummins, Betty ScottBetty Scott Cummins Peperone, FaithFaith Peperone Suazo, Leslie RobichauxLeslie Robichaux Suazo

2011	Pecararo, AliceAlice Pecararo Ransom, AdeleAdele Ransom Rice, JeanJean Rice Terrell, SuzanneSuzanne Terrell

2012	Dent, Elizabeth RatcliffElizabeth Ratcliff Dent Diamond, Kathleen MixKathleen Mix Diamond Giardina, Andie BollingerAndie Bollinger Giardina Hudson, RoseRose Hudson

2013	Maurice Durbin Kay Katz Demetric Mercadel Willie Mount

Persondata
Name	Dixon, Irma Muse
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	July 18, 1952
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of death
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