Jimmy Dillon (born January 15, 1979) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Senate of Pennsylvania. He was elected to represent the 5th senatorial district on May 17, 2022, in a special election to replace incumbent Democrat John Sabatina. He was formerly a

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grant compliance monitor.

Early life and education

Dillon was born on January 15, 1979, in

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. He is a graduate of Holy Ghost Prep and the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Cathol ...

, where he played Division I basketball.

Pennsylvania State Senate

In 2021, Democratic State Senator John Sabatina was elected as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia and resigned his seat on December 31. On January 10, 2022, Democrats selected Dillon's older brother Shawn as their nominee. Shawn later withdrew from the race after facing a legal challenge due to missing candidate filing paperwork and was replaced on the ballot by Dillon, a

grant compliance monitor. A special election was held on May 17; Dillon won with 54% of the vote. He was sworn in on June 7, 2022. On September 24, 2024, Dillon was criticized for multiple posts containing racist and homophobic slurs uploaded to the X account of his basketball coaching business, Hoops 24–7, several years ago. The posts referred to a basketball player using a racial epithet and told a porn star to "come party with

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" He was defeated by Republican

Joe Picozzi Joe Picozzi (born 1995 or 1996) is an American politician from Philadelphia, Somerton, Philadelphia currently serving as a Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania State Senator from Pennsylvania Senate, District 5, District 5. A member of the Rep ...

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Living people Politicians from Philadelphia 1979 births Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators University of Notre Dame alumni 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly {{Pennsylvania-PASenate-stub