Dixie Jean Woods Allen (née Woods; January 27, 1935 – March 31, 2019) was a politician from

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, who served in the

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and on the Montgomery County Commission. After the resignation of Rep.

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in 1998, Allen was chosen as a political newcomer to replace him. She went on to win a full term in 1998, and was reelected in 2000. In 2001, she opted for an appointment to the

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, however did not obtain it. Instead she, won reelection for a third full House term in 2002, and again in 2004. 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

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. Allen died on March 31, 2019.

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