David Dawson
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 14th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 8, 2017
Preceded byJosh Byrnes
Succeeded byTimothy Kacena
Personal details
Born
David Alan Dawson

(1973-10-05) October 5, 1973 (age 50)
Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLiza
Children3
ResidenceSioux City, Iowa
EducationIowa 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, 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 Doctor 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] Since 2015, he has served as an Assistant County Attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Woodbury County Attorney's Office in Iowa.

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 three children. The family resides in Woodbury Heights, Iowa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography". Dawson for Iowa. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. 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.

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