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Samuel A. Nixon
Samuel A. Nixon
Chief Information Officer of Virginia
	In office; April 5, 2010 – March 16, 2015
Governor	Bob McDonnell; Terry McAuliffe
Preceded by	George F. Coulter
Succeeded by	Nelson Moe
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates; from the 27th district
	In office; March 10, 1994 – April 4, 2010
Preceded by	Steve Martin
Succeeded by	Roxann Robinson
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1958 (age 66); Martinsville, Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carol A. Gibbs
Children	Johnathan
Residence	Chesterfield County, Virginia
Alma mater	James Madison University
Occupation	Information technology

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]

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

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
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
Nov 4, 1997^[7]	General	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
Nov 6, 2001^[9]	General	Write Ins		296	1.82
Nov 4, 2003^[10]	General	S A Nixon Jr	Republican	5,598	96.72
Nov 4, 2003^[10]	General	Write Ins		190	3.28
Nov 8, 2005^[11]	General	S A Nixon Jr	Republican	15,611	95.54
Nov 8, 2005^[11]	General	Write Ins		729	4.46
Nov 6, 2007^[12]	General	Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon, Jr.	Republican	7,631	96.33
Nov 6, 2007^[12]	General	Write Ins		290	3.66
Nov 3, 2009^[13]	General	Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon, Jr.	Republican	15,938	95.19
Nov 3, 2009^[13]	General	Write Ins		805	4.80

References

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

External links

"Sam Nixon". Virginia Public Access Project.
"Election Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-04-29.
"Delegate Sam Nixon (R-Richmond)". Richmond Sunlight.