Biography

01/15/1979 -

James “Jimmy” Dillon (D5) Philadelphia County 2022-2024

Early Life:

James “Jimmy” Dillon, born January 15, 1979, Northeast Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Our Lady of Calvary School, Holy Ghost Preparatory School; University of Notre Dame, 2000; grant compliance monitor, School District of Philadelphia; elected, special election, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2022-2024.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, special election, May 17, 2022, (resignation, John Patrick Sabatina Jr., December 31, 2021) Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, seated June 7, 2022; committee assignments, Communications and Technology (minority chairman), Community, Economic and Recreational Development, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Labor and Industry, Law and Justice; defeated reelection, November 5, 2024, left office November 30, 2024. 

Co-sponsor regulations Free Credit Monitoring for Victims of Data Breaches Senate Bill 824 - Bill Information Details 2024 Act 33

Co-sponsor regulations combating AI Generated Child Porn and Deepfakes, Senate Bill 1213 - Bill Information Details2024 Act 125 

Appointed, Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee (PAOC), Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, January 2023.

Legacy:

Played Division I basketball, University of Notre Dame, 1997-2000.