his name is alan dixon. and alan dixon passed away a few years now. he is somebody who in his time everybody really liked. he had a nickname in politics. his nickname was al the pal, which was not tongue-in-cheek, not satirical. he was kind of everybody's pal. he was a go along to get along politician and proudly so. he wrote a memoir about his time in politics. he was unsentimental and forward about it. generally speaking, my political career was built on goodwill and accommodation. goodwill and accommodation. by all accounts, he was a great guy, tons of friends, and goodwill and accommodation was a great political strategy for him. alan dixon first ran for elected office, he ran for police magistrate in belleville, illinois, at the ripe old age of 21. and he wasn't running for like the kids' seat on the police magistrate board or something. he was running for real office. he won that first seat at age 21, and then he spent the rest of his adult life continually winning elections, one after another. two years after he first won elected office at the

that was alan dixon. he was not a household name, not a recognizable figure. and part that of is because he wasn't controversial at all. he was go along to get along. he was a centrist. he was a moderate. he was sort of low profile. the other senator from illinois was paul simon, a liberal, wore a bow tie, he was instantly recognizable. paul simon was the one from illinois who ran for president. al the pal, the other senator from illinois, he was never going to run for president. but he was everybody's friend. he was considered also to be a senator who really delivered for his constituents back home in illinois. when it came time for al the pal to run for re-election as a u.s. senator, there was no question, he got reelected in a landslide. he won by more than 30 points. and that wasn't because he was some democratic party icon, he wasn't. he was a democrat, but he was a moderate, go along to get along. al the pal. he very happily made friends across the aisle. he was friendly with president reagan, who o

that was alan dixon. he was like not a household name, not a recognizable figure. and part that of is because he wasn't controversial at all. he was go along to get along. he was a centrist. he was a moderate. he was sort of low profile. the other senator from illinois was liberal, wore a bow tie, he was instantly recognizable. paul simon was the one from illinois who ran for president. al the pal, the other senator from illinois, he was never going to run for president. but he was everybody's friend. he was considered also to be a senator who really delivered for his constituents back home in illinois. when it came time for al the pal to run for reelection as a u.s. senator, there was no question, he got reelected in a landslide. he won by more than 30 points. and that wasn't because he was some democratic party icon, he wasn't. he was a democrat, but he was a moderate, go along to get along. he very happily made friends across the aisle. he was friendly with president reagan, who of course is a republic

his name is alan dixon. and alan dixon passed away a few years now.ody who in his time everybody really liked. he had a nickname in politics. his nickname was al the pal, which was not tongue-in-cheek, not satirical. he was kind of everybody's pal. he was a go along to get along

alan dixon first ran for elected office, he ran for police magistrate in belleville,