Dave Dawson

Democrat · Candidate for Iowa U.S. House District 4 · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). From their roll-call votes in the Iowa House, 2013–2016.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

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What party is Dave Dawson?
Dave Dawson is running as a Democrat.
Who is Dave Dawson running against?
Chris McGowan, for Iowa U.S. House District 4.
Is Dave Dawson liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Dave Dawson is moderately left, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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