Samuel A. Nixon | |
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Chief Information Officer of Virginia | |
In office April 5, 2010 –March 16, 2015 | |
Governor | Bob McDonnell Terry McAuliffe |
Preceded by | George F. Coulter |
Succeeded by | Nelson Moe |
Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 27th district | |
In office March 10,1994 –April 4,2010 | |
Preceded by | Steve Martin |
Succeeded by | Roxann Robinson |
Personal details | |
Born | Martinsville,Virginia | November 9,1958
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Carol A. Gibbs |
Children | Johnathan |
Residence | Chesterfield County,Virginia |
Alma mater | James Madison University |
Occupation | Information technology |
Samuel Anthony "Sam" Nixon,Jr. (born November 9,1958) is an American politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from March 1994 to April 2010,representing the 27th district in Chesterfield County,the southern suburbs of Richmond. From 2010 until 2015,he was the Chief Information Officer of the state,and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). [1] [2] [3]
In March 2015,Nixon assumed the position of Chief Administrative Officer of the Virginia State Corporation Commission having been nominated by the commissioners of that agency. [3] [4]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates,27th district | |||||
Mar 8,1994 [5] | Special | Samuel Anthony Nixon,Jr. | Republican | 2,655 | 80.99 |
Marjorie M. Clark | Democratic | 566 | 17.27 | ||
Bradley E. Evans | 51 | 1.56 | |||
Write Ins | 6 | 0.18 | |||
Steve Martin was elected to the Senate;seat stayed Republican | |||||
Nov 7,1995 [6] | General | S A Nixon | Republican | 7,468 | 69.59 |
B E Evans | 3,251 | 30.30 | |||
Write Ins | 12 | 0.11 | |||
Nov 4,1997 [7] | General | Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon,Jr. | Republican | 14,237 | 98.39 |
Write Ins | 233 | 1.61 | |||
Nov 2,1999 [8] | General | S A Nixon Jr | Republican | 5,633 | 69.30 |
B E Evans | 2,466 | 30.34 | |||
Write Ins | 30 | 0.37 | |||
Nov 6,2001 [9] | General | S A Nixon Jr | Republican | 16,012 | 98.18 |
Write Ins | 296 | 1.82 | |||
Nov 4,2003 [10] | General | S A Nixon Jr | Republican | 5,598 | 96.72 |
Write Ins | 190 | 3.28 | |||
Nov 8,2005 [11] | General | S A Nixon Jr | Republican | 15,611 | 95.54 |
Write Ins | 729 | 4.46 | |||
Nov 6,2007 [12] | General | Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon,Jr. | Republican | 7,631 | 96.33 |
Write Ins | 290 | 3.66 | |||
Nov 3,2009 [13] | General | Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon,Jr. | Republican | 15,938 | 95.19 |
Write Ins | 805 | 4.80 |
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