may not know. his name is allen dixon. and allen 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 politics 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 good will and accommodation. good will and accommodation. by all accounts, he was a great guy. tons of friends, and good will 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 one running for like the kids seat on the police