Samuel A. Nixon

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]

Samuel A. Nixon
Chief Information Officer of Virginia
In office
April 5, 2010 – March 16, 2015
GovernorBob McDonnell
Terry McAuliffe
Preceded byGeorge F. Coulter
Succeeded byNelson Moe
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 27th district
In office
March 10, 1994 – April 4, 2010
Preceded bySteve Martin
Succeeded byRoxann Robinson
Personal details
Born (1958-11-09) November 9, 1958
Martinsville, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Carol A. Gibbs
ChildrenJohnathan
ResidenceChesterfield County, Virginia
Alma materJames Madison University
OccupationInformation technology

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]

Electoral history
DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
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

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates; Session 2010; Nixon, Samuel A. (Sam), Jr". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  2. "Samuel A. Nixon, Jr". Virginia Information Technologies Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. "VITA director Nixon leaving". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  4. "SCC NAMES SAMUEL A. NIXON, JR. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER". Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  5. "The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  6. "1995 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  7. "1997 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  8. "Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  9. "General Election- November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  10. "General Election- November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  11. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  12. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  13. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-29.


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