Toby Nixon

Toby Nixon is an American politician from Washington and a former Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives from the 45th Legislative District.

He was appointed to a vacant House seat in 2002, and was elected as an incumbent in 2004. He served on the House Committee for State Government Operations and Accountability as a ranking member, and is known for his advocacy on behalf of open government.Fact|date=February 2007 He also served on the Technology, Energy and Communications Committee and the Transportation Committee.

In the spring of 2006, Nixon announced that he would not be a candidate for re-election but instead that he would be running for the State Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Bill Finkbeiner. In November 2006, Nixon lost the race to former Microsoft employee Eric Oemig. As of September 2008, he is running again for the seat he gave up in 2006.

Nixon lives in Kirkland, WA with his wife Irene and children. Nixon works on technology standards for Microsoft Corporation.

External links

* [http://www.tobynixon.com/ Campaign Website]