Diane Dixon

Assemblymember Diane Dixon is a Republican representing Assembly District 72 in Orange County, bringing over 40 years of private-sector business leadership and eight years of local government service to Sacramento ^[1,2]. A fiscal conservative and strong advocate for public safety, parental rights, and protecting children from trafficking and exploitation, Dixon has championed legislation aligned with family-strengthening values, including bills targeting fentanyl dealers, child traffickers, and online threats to minors ^[3,4]. With a 70% CFC Biblical Values Scorecard rating, Dixon has demonstrated alignment with the California Family Council's worldview framework on several core priorities including limited government (Chapter 11) and family-centered policy (Chapter 3).

Diane Brooks Dixon was born in 1951 and earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors in Political Science from the University of Southern California in 1973. She spent four decades in the private sector, rising through the ranks at Avery Dennison, a Fortune 300 multinational corporation, where she served as Senior Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer. She also operated her own consulting business. Dixon entered public service in 2014, winning election to the Newport Beach City Council to represent the city's 1st District. She was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2018, serving a total of eight years on the Council. Her colleagues selected her as Mayor twice, in 2015 and 2018.

Beyond Newport Beach, Dixon demonstrated regional leadership as President of the Association of California Cities-Orange County, a member of the regional council of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) from 2019 to 2022, and a board member of the Orange County Council of Governments (OCCOG). Dixon first ran for the State Assembly in 2020 in the 74th District, losing by just 2,500 votes to Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris. After redistricting, she ran again in 2022 for the newly drawn 72nd District, which encompasses Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Beach. She won that race and assumed office on December 5, 2022.

In the Legislature, Dixon has established herself as a forceful advocate on public safety issues, a priority that aligns closely with CFC's mission of protecting families and children. She authored bills to provide protections to victims of felony sex offenses, increase transparency about the early release of incarcerated individuals, and hold fentanyl dealers accountable through Alexandra's Law (ACA 12), which would require courts to warn convicted drug dealers that they could face murder charges if the substances they sell cause a death. She hosted Fentanyl Town Halls throughout her district, partnering with nonprofits to distribute free Narcan kits to attendees.

Her 75.0% Biblical Values Scorecard rating across 74 scored floor votes demonstrates strong alignment with CFC's worldview framework, reflecting consistent support for the sanctity of human life, parental authority in education, and religious liberty protections.

Dixon has also demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting children and supporting vulnerable families. She introduced AB 1952, which sought to increase the infant supplement rate for foster youth parents and ensure annual cost-of-living adjustments. She co-authored an op-ed in March 2024 highlighting the struggles of pregnant foster youth, noting that state financial support for infants of young mothers in foster care had not increased since 2016 despite rising costs. She also awarded grants through the Women in California Leadership Foundation to facilities serving foster youth in Orange County and provided scholarships to young women in her district for higher education.