Dan Dawson | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 10th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Michael Gronstal |
Constituency | 10th District - (2023-Present) 8th District - (2017-2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978 (age 44–45) Omaha,Nebraska,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Chrystal |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Council Bluffs,Iowa,U.S. |
Alma mater | Bellevue University |
Dan Dawson (born 1978) is the Iowa State Senator from the 10th District. [1] A Republican,he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2016. He is an investigation agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and served in the United States Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. [2] He was born in Omaha,Nebraska and currently resides in Council Bluffs,Iowa with his wife Chrystal and his two kids. [3]
As of February 2021,Dawson serves on the following committees:Ways &Means (Chair),Judiciary,State Government,and Veterans Affairs. He also serves on the Transportation,Infrastructure,and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee,as well as the Criminal Justice Information System Advisory Committee,and the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision State Council. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Dan Dawson | 12,379 | 54.08% | |||
Democratic | Michael Gronstal | 10,510 | 44.92% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
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