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25th shell rock , iowa -lsb- http://www.billdix.com/ bill dix 's website -rsb- iowa michael , will , and libby methodism janesville , iowa 150px republican farmer november 28 , 1962 january 14 , 2013 gerri bill dix - official portrait - 84th ga.jpg bill dix
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bill dix

bill dix is a republican politician and farmer from shell rock , iowa .
he is the minority leader of the iowa senate , and serves senate district 22 .
he served 10 years as a representative in the iowa legislature representing iowa house district 17 , before deciding in 2006 to run for the u.s. house of representatives in the iowa 's 1st district to replace seven-term congressman jim nussle , who unsuccessfully ran for governor of iowa .
dix lost the republican nomination to restaurant owner mike whalen .
whalen lost the general election to bruce braley in one of the most watched races nationwide .
in late 2006 , bill dix hosted a blog on the `` des moines register '' website discussing politics and the upcoming elections .
bill dix was elected to the iowa state senate in 2010 with a victory over incumbent bill heckroth for senate district 9 , and he currently serves on the following committees : labor and business relations committee and the rules and administration committee -lrb- ranking member -rrb- .
on november 14 , 2013 , after senate republicans failed to regain control of the iowa senate , senator dix was elected to be the republican leader ,
