The counties of Essex, King and Queen, and King William
Eugene “Gene” L. Campbell Jr. (Incumbent)
Eugene L. Campbell Jr. lives in King William County with his wife, Suzanne. They have one son, Wyatt Campbell, who is a sophomore at James Madison University.
Eugene was born and raised in King William on a dairy farm. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, he started his career as a consulting engineer and retired in 2014 as a project manager for Southwood Builders, a commercial construction firm in Ashland.
Eugene is a member of the Ruritan Club, where he has served as President, Vice President, Secretary and Director. He is Secretary/Treasurer of the King William Ruritan Foundation. He is a lifetime member of the King William Historical Society, where he served as Secretary of the Society’s Museum Council for 14 years. He is also a lifetime member of McKendree United Methodist Church, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Administrative Council and is Chairman of the Finance Committee.
Eugene served 10 years (2000-2010) on the Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Community Advisory Board, serving a term as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board.
Eugene is Secretary/Treasurer of the King William County Economic Development Authority and served two terms as its chairman in 2016 and 2017. He served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Redistricting Committee in 2001, 2011 and 2021, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the County Tricentennial Committee Celebration in 2002 and served six years on the County Electoral Board from 2016 through 2022.
Since his appointment to the REC Board in January 2018, Eugene has strived to be fully informed of regulations and operations of electric cooperatives. Eugene completed the NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director program in 2019, completed the Board Leadership Certification in 2022 and is pursuing the GOLD Leadership Certificate. Eugene serves on the
REC Board Bylaws and Human Resources Committees and has served on the Annual Meeting Committee.
Eugene states if he is reelected, he will continue to listen to the concerns of the members of REC and represent their best interests.
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Ronald J. Dixon
Ronald J. Dixon has been a resident of Essex County for 21 years. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1962, he started working for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard when he was just 17 years old. He applied for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard apprenticeship program in 1987 and graduated in 1991 as a Journeyman Pipefitter.
Ronald continued his journey in government and received a college education from Westwood College, Montgomery College, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology and Temple University, ultimately becoming a Mechanical Engineering Technician. He transferred/worked at other facilities after the Philadelphia Shipyard closure: Navy Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., the Pentagon outside of Washington and the General Services Administration in Washington and Silver Spring, Md.
Ronald retired after 37 years of government service on June 30, 2017. Currently Ronald works part-time at Lee Davis Mini Storage, located in Mechanicsville, Va., as a Maintenance Facilities Manager. His job includes making electrical repairs, carpentry, rollup door spring repairs and small roof repairs. The site is now 100% completely installed with LED exterior lighting since his tenure there. He is also the owner/operator of RJ Dixon Plumbing/Contracting, LLC, which handles small plumbing and general contracting repair jobs.
Before COVID-19, he worked part-time with Kings Korner Catering in Chesterfield, Va., as lead caterer, bartender and worked as part of the setup team for catering events. Ronald catered for seven years and enjoyed making the customers’ day “a day to remember.” He recently stepped away from catering after the unexpected passing of his daughter, Rysheema, to embark on a new endeavor—the establishment of the Rysheema Dixon Foundation, which continues her focus on social entrepreneurship.
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