David Dawson | |
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Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 –January 8, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Josh Byrnes |
Succeeded by | Timothy Kacena |
Personal details | |
Born | David Alan Dawson October 5,1973 Cherokee,Iowa,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Liza |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Sioux City,Iowa |
Education | Iowa State University (BS) University of California,Los Angeles (JD) |
David Alan "Dave" Dawson (born October 5,1973) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. A Democrat,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives representing the 14th district from 2013 to 2017. 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 [update] ,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.
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 Doctor from the University of California,Los Angeles in 1999. [1]
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] Since 2015,he has served as an Assistant County Attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Woodbury County Attorney's Office in Iowa.
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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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% | ||
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% | ||
Greg Grupp | Republican | 4,494 | 38.41% |
Dawson is a member of the following organizations:
Dawson is married to his wife Liza and she has three children. The family resides in Woodbury Heights,Iowa. [1]
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