Brandon Hixon
Brandon Hixon | |
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| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 10 Seat A | |
| In office December 1, 2012 – October 19, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gayle Batt |
| Succeeded by | Jarom Wagoner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1981 Salmon, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 2018 (aged 36) Caldwell, Idaho, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Idaho State University Boise State University |
Brandon Antone Hixon (October 26, 1981 – January 9, 2018) was an American politician and an Idaho Republican Party member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017, representing District 10, Seat A.[1] He resigned in late 2017 while under criminal investigation and killed himself in January 2018.
Education
[edit]Hixon, a fourth-generation Idahoan, was born in 1981 and raised in Salmon, Idaho.[2][3] He graduated from Salmon High School. He went on to graduate from Idaho State University with a degree in construction management.[2][4]
Elections
[edit]2012
[edit]Hixon ran against Jarom Wagoner for the Republican nomination winning with 51.5% of the vote.[5]
Hixon won on the November 6, 2012, general election with 6,677 votes (54.0%) against Democratic nominee Travis Manning.[6]
2014
[edit]Hixon was unopposed in the May Republican Primary.[7]
Hixon defeated Manning again, winning with 58.9% of the vote.[8]
2016
[edit]Hixon was unopposed in the May Republican Primary.[9]
Hixon defeated Jeremy Lopett in the general election winning with 67.0% of the vote.[10]
Criminal investigation and resignation
[edit]On October 18, 2017, the Caldwell, Idaho, police department confirmed that Hixon was the subject of a criminal investigation.[11] On October 19, 2017, Hixon submitted his letter of resignation via email to House Speaker Scott Bedke and Governor Butch Otter,[12] effective immediately.[13] On October 26, 2017, the Caldwell Police Department turned the criminal investigation over to the Idaho Attorney General's Office.[14] On October 31, 2017, it was reported that Hixon was under investigation for "sexual abuse allegations" from a police report dated October 25, 2017.[15][16]
In January 2018, an article in the Idaho Statesman cited police records indicating Hixon was suspected of repeated and protracted sexual abuse of two minor females, one of them a relative.[17] He killed himself before the case was taken before a grand jury and was never charged with any crime.
Personal life and death
[edit]Hixon and his wife, Danielle, had five children.[18] They divorced in 2016.[2] Not all of his children were with his wife, Danielle. In 2004 and 2005 Brandon fathered two children with Ashley Jo Graham, to whom he was never married.
On January 9, 2018, a family member found Hixon dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at his home in Caldwell, Idaho.[2] He was 36 years old.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Representative Brandon Hixon's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Coroner: Former lawmaker Brandon Hixon dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
- ^ "House Membership: Brandon A. Hixon". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "About Brandon - Brandon Hixon for Idaho House of Representatives -". 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "2012 Primary Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "2012 General Results Legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "2014 Primary Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "2014 General Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Primary Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ "2016 General Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ "Police launch investigation involving Idaho lawmaker". AP News. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Hixon resigns from Legislature amid criminal investigation". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "Hixon Letter" (PDF).
- ^ TEGNA. "Idaho AG to continue criminal investigation into lawmaker". KTVB. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Former Caldwell lawmaker is under investigation for sexual abuse". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Hixon investigation involves sexual abuse allegations". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ Cynthia Sewll and Ruth Brown (Jan 24, 2018). [1] The Idaho Statesman, accessed Jan 25, 2018
- ^ (R) District 10 House Seat A: Brandon Hixon
- ^ Former Caldwell Rep. Brandon Hixon found dead in home
External links
[edit]- 1981 births
- 2018 deaths
- Boise State University alumni
- Idaho State University alumni
- Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives
- People from Caldwell, Idaho
- People from Salmon, Idaho
- 21st-century American legislators
- Suicides by firearm in Idaho
- American politicians who died by suicide
- 2018 suicides
- 21st-century Idaho politicians