Dave Rowley
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byTim Kraayenbrink
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 10, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Preceded byZach Whiting
Succeeded byRocky De Witt
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Dave Rowley is an insurance agent and politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 1st district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he defeated Democrat Mark Lemke in a special election on December 14, 2021, to serve the remainder of Republican Zach Whiting's term.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Rowley is also a musician.[4]

Electoral history

2021 Iowa Senate 1st district special election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Rowley 2,690 75.58%
Democratic Mark Lemke 864 24.28%
Write-in 5 0.14%
Total votes 3,559 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ Breen, Matt (December 7, 2021). "ONE-ON-ONE: Iowa Senate District 1 Candidate Dave Rowley". KTIV. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Gowins, Max (December 15, 2021). "Election Results: December 14, 2021 Special State Legislative Elections". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Richardson, Ian (December 14, 2021). "Republican Dave Rowley wins special Iowa Senate election in northwest Iowa, keeping GOP control of seat". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ McNett, Jared (January 23, 2022). "Siouxland's Rowley goes from singer to state senator". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Teunissen, Gage (December 15, 2021). "Dave Rowley has been elected to represent Iowa Senate District 1". KCAU-TV. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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