Samuel A. Nixon

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).

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.

Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 27th district March 8, 1994 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 November 7, 1995 General S A Nixon Republican 7,468 69.59 B E Evans 3,251 30.30 Write Ins 12 0.11 November 4, 1997 General Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon, Jr. Republican 14,237 98.39 Write Ins 233 1.61 November 2, 1999 General S A Nixon Jr Republican 5,633 69.30 B E Evans 2,466 30.34 Write Ins 30 0.37 November 6, 2001 General S A Nixon Jr Republican 16,012 98.18 Write Ins 296 1.82 November 4, 2003 General S A Nixon Jr Republican 5,598 96.72 Write Ins 190 3.28 November 8, 2005 General S A Nixon Jr Republican 15,611 95.54 Write Ins 729 4.46 November 6, 2007 General Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon, Jr. Republican 7,631 96.33 Write Ins 290 3.66 November 3, 2009 General Samuel A. "Sam" Nixon, Jr. Republican 15,938 95.19 Write Ins 805 4.80