Alan Dixon and Paul Simon: Like Brothers, They Did Not Always Agree, or Win

In his published memoir Dixon called his commitment to the amendment "the greatest accomplishments of my career"10 As Dixon's political career progressed through the state senate and into the U. S. Senate, he proved adept at producing compromises that ended in the passage of legislation and appropriations.Early in 1969, the new governor and Republican leadership in the house and senate proposed a state income tax.According to Callahan, who took a leave of absence to work on the campaign, "Dixon worked his butt off for Simon."The 1970 Illinois constitutional convention changed the electoral process for governor and lieutenant governor, and in 1972 Democratic and Republican candidates for both positions ran together on their party ticket. 22.