Jimmy Dillon

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 School District of Philadelphia grant compliance monitor.

Early life and education Dillon was born on January 15, 1979, in Northeast Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Holy Ghost Prep and the University of Notre Dame, where he played Division I basketball. 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 School District of Philadelphia 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 [them]."