Jump to content

David Dawson (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Zyxw (talk | contribs) at 08:35, 21 February 2016 (update infobox). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

David Dawson
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 14th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byJosh Byrnes
Personal details
Born (1973-10-05) October 5, 1973 (age 51)
Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLiza
Children2 children
ResidenceSioux City, Iowa
Alma materIowa State University
UCLA School of Law
ProfessionAttorney
Websitelegis.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 Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [2]
District 1
Democratic David DawsonDemocraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [3]
District 1
Turnout: 8,841
Republican gain from DemocraticJeremy TaylorRepublican4,64552.54%
David Dawson Democratic4,01345.39%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [4]
District 14
Democratic David DawsonDemocraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [5]
District 14
Turnout: 11,699
Democratic (newly redistricted) David DawsonDemocratic6,61746.56%
Greg Grupp Republican4,49438.41%

Organizations

Dawson is a member of the following organizations:

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. ^ a b c d "Biography". Dawson for Iowa. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  3. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 42. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  4. ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 87. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  5. ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 60. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 1st District
2013–present
Succeeded by

Template:Persondata