David M. Stanley | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1973 – January 1975 | |
| In office January 1959 – January 1965 | |
| Member of the Iowa Senate | |
| In office January 1965 – January 1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1928 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2015 (aged 86) Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | lawyer |
David Maxwell Stanley (September 9, 1928 – August 26, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Stanley was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1928, the son of C. Maxwell and Elizabeth Stanley.[1] He attended the University of Iowa Law School and engaged in the practice of law.[1]
Stanley worked as the Iowa field director for the United World Federalists.[1]
Stanley served in the Iowa State Legislature from 1959 to 1969, when he resigned to run against Fred Schwengel.[1][2] Stanley also served in the legislature from 1973 to 1975 as a Republican, first serving three terms in the state House, two in the Senate, and once again in the House.[1][3] In 1974, Stanley ran to fill Harold E. Hughes senate seat but narrowly lost to John Culver.[4]
Stanley also helped create Iowans for Tax Relief and served as its chairman for a time.[5][6]
Stanley married Jean Leu in June 1948.[1]
He died on August 26, 2015.[2]