EducationIowa State University — B.S. (sociology and psychology)

Notable personal detailsDavid Alan "Dave" Dawson is an Iowa attorney, prosecutor, and Democratic politician. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives (District 14) from 2013 to 2017 and has worked as a prosecutor with the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office, specializing in child abuse cases. In 2026, he won the Democratic primary for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District (IA-04).