Jimmy Dillon | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 5th district | |
In office June 7, 2022 –November 30, 2024 | |
Preceded by | John Sabatina |
Succeeded by | Joe Picozzi |
Personal details | |
Born | Northeast Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S. | January 15,1979
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
Education | University of Notre Dame |
Jimmy Dillon (born January 15,1979) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Senate of Pennsylvania. He was elected to represent the 5th senatorial district on May 17,2022,in a special election to replace incumbent Democrat John Sabatina. [1] He was formerly a School District of Philadelphia grant compliance monitor. [2]
Dillon was born on January 15,1979,in Northeast Philadelphia. [3] [4] [5] He is a graduate of Holy Ghost Prep and the University of Notre Dame,where he played Division I basketball. [4]
In 2021,Democratic State Senator John Sabatina was elected as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia and resigned his seat on December 31. [6] On January 10,2022,Democrats selected Dillon's older brother Shawn as their nominee. Shawn later withdrew from the race after facing a legal challenge due to missing candidate filing paperwork and was replaced on the ballot by Dillon,a School District of Philadelphia grant compliance monitor. [2] [7]
A special election was held on May 17;Dillon won with 54% of the vote. [8] He was sworn in on June 7,2022. [9]
On September 24,2024,Dillon was criticized [10] for multiple posts containing racist and homophobic slurs uploaded to the X account of his basketball coaching business,Hoops 24–7,several years ago. [11] The posts referred to a basketball player using a racial epithet and told a porn star to "come party with [them]." [10]
He was defeated by Republican Joe Picozzi in 2024. [12]
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