David Dawson (politician)

David Dawson
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Josh Byrnes
Personal details
Born	(1973-10-05) October 5, 1973 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Liza
Children	2 children
Residence	Sioux City, Iowa
Alma mater	Iowa State University UCLA School of Law
Profession	Attorney
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

David Alan "Dave" Dawson (born October 5, 1973) is the Iowa State Representative from the 14th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. He has a bachelor's degree in sociology and psychology from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.

As of January 2013, Dawson serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Human Resources, Judiciary, and Public Safety committees. He also serves as a member of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee.

Early life and education

Dawson was born in Cherokee, Iowa, and raised in Washta, Iowa. He graduated as Valedictorian from Willow Community High School in 1992. Dawson obtained his degree in Sociology and Psychology from Iowa State University in 1996 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999.^[1]

Career

After graduating law school, Dawson worked as an attorney with the Law Firm of Winston & Strawn in Chicago. After his time here, Dawson became a prosecutor for the Woodbury County Attorney's Office. In 2010, he started his own law office focussing on children and families.^[1]

Electoral history

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[2] District 1	Democratic	David Dawson	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[3] District 1 Turnout: 8,841	Republican gain from Democratic	Jeremy Taylor	Republican	4,645	52.54%
	Republican gain from Democratic	David Dawson	Democratic	4,013	45.39%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[4] District 14	Democratic	David Dawson	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[5] District 14 Turnout: 11,699	Democratic (newly redistricted)	David Dawson	Democratic	6,617	46.56%
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Greg Grupp	Republican	4,494	38.41%

Organizations

Dawson is a member of the following organizations:

Iowa State Bar Association
Woodbury County Bar Association
Redeemer Lutheran Church^[1]

Family

Dawson is married to his wife Liza and she has two children named Kaleb and Kali. The family resides in Woodbury Heights, Iowa.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Biography". Dawson for Iowa. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 42. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 87. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 60. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Dawson.

Representative Dave Dawson official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Iowa House Democrats

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Josh Byrnes	1st District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

John Wills (R) Megan Jones (R) Dan Huseman (R) John Kooiker (R) Chuck Holz (R) Ron Jorgensen (R) Tedd Gassman (R) Terry Baxter (R) Helen Miller (D) Mike Sexton (R) Gary Worthan (R) Brian Best (R) Chris Hall (D) David Dawson (D) Charlie McConkey (D) Mary Ann Hanusa (R) Matt Windschitl (R) Steven Holt (R) Ralph Watts (R) Clel Baudler (R) Tom Moore (R) Greg Forristall (R) David Sieck (R) Cecil Dolecheck (R) Stan Gustafson (R) Scott Ourth (D) Joel Fry (R) Greg Heartsill (R) Dan Kelley (D) Zach Nunn (R) Rick Olson (D) Ruth Ann Gaines (D) Brian Meyer (D) Bruce Hunter (D) Ako Abdul-Samad (D) Marti Anderson (D) John Landon (R) Kevin Koester (R) Jake Highfill (R) John Forbes (D) Jo Oldson (D) Peter Cownie (R) Chris Hagenow (R) Rob Taylor (R) Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) Lisa Heddens (D) Chip Baltimore (R) Robert Bacon (R) Dave Deyoe (R) Pat Grassley (R) Josh Byrnes (R) Todd Prichard (D) Sharon Steckman (D) Linda Upmeyer (R) Darrel Branhagen (R) Patti Ruff (D) Nancy Dunkel (D) Brian Moore (R) Bob Kressig (D) Walt Rogers (R) Timi Brown-Powers (D) Deborah Berry (D) Sandy Salmon (R) Bruce Bearinger (D) Liz Bennett (D) Art Staed (D) Kraig Paulsen (R) Ken Rizer (R) Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) Todd Taylor (D) Mark Smith (D) Dean Fisher (R) Bobby Kaufmann (R) David Jacoby (D) Dawn Pettengill (R) David Maxwell (R) Sally Stutsman (D) Jarad Klein (R) Guy Vander Linden (R) Larry Sheets (R) Mary Gaskill (D) Curt Hanson (D) Jerry Kearns (D) Dave Heaton (R) Vicki Lensing (D) Mary Mascher (D) Dennis Cohoon (D) Tom Sands (R) Jim Lykam (D) Cindy Winckler (D) Gary Carlson (R) Ross Paustian (R) Phyllis Thede (D) Linda Miller (R) Quentin Stanerson (R) Lee Hein (R) Norlin Mommsen (R) Mary Wolfe (D) Abby Finkenauer (D) Charles Isenhart (D)

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