Dixie Allen
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 39th district
In office January 6, 1998 – July 27, 2006
Preceded by	Lloyd Lewis Jr.
Succeeded by	Clayton Luckie
Personal details
Born	Dixie Jean Woods (1935-01-27)January 27, 1935 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 31, 2019(2019-03-31) (aged 84) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jimmy H. Allen

Dixie Jean Woods Allen (née Woods; January 27, 1935 – March 31, 2019) was a politician from Dayton, Ohio, who served in the Ohio House of Representatives and on the Montgomery County Commission. ^[1] After the resignation of Rep. Lloyd Lewis Jr. in 1998, Allen was chosen as a political newcomer to replace him. ^[2] She went on to win a full term in 1998, and was reelected in 2000. In 2001, she opted for an appointment to the Ohio Senate, however did not obtain it. Instead she, won reelection for a third full House term in 2002, and again in 2004.^{[ citation needed]}

In 2006, Republicans convinced Allen that if she would switch political parties, they would appoint her as a county commissioner. She did so, and was appointed on July 25, 2006, after resignation from the House. In the 2006 general election, however, Allen was defeated for a full term by Democrat Judy Dodge, and has since moved back to the Democratic Party. ^[3] Allen died on March 31, 2019. ^{[4] [5]}

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