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'''James Dickens''' was a member of the city council of [[Irving, Texas]]. He was re-elected in [[May 2004]] to serve a three-year term. In 2007, he wasn't re-elected.

==Overview==

Dickens is a City of Irving Public Works/Engineering retiree. [[As of 2007]], he currently serves as a member of the council's Public Works committee and chair of the Community Services committee. He also serves as the Council liaison to the Parks and Recreation Board and Youth Council, as well as the alternate liaison to the Preservation and Redevelopment Board. Additionally, Dickens serves on the Board of Directors of the [[North Texas]] Urban League and the Supplemental Benefits Plan Board. 

A resident of [[Irving, Texas]] since 1960, James Dickens is son to a [[United States|U.S.]] father and a [[Mexico|Mexican]] mother, and is fluent in Spanish. Dickens has two sisters, Linda and Eileen, who resides in [[Puebla]], Mexico with the family's mother and her son.

Dickens was first elected in ????. He was re-elected in [[May 2004]] to serve a three-year term. On [[May 12]] [[2007]], Councilman Dickens lost his bid for re-election to the Irving City Council to Thomas D. Spink by a vote of 3901 to 2700.

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