Dave W. Mulder (born February 17, 1939) is an American politician and educator who served as a member of the

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for the 2nd District from 2005 to 2009.

Early life and education

Mulder was born in

Alton, Iowa Alton is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States, along the Floyd River. The population was 1,248 at the 2020 census. History Alton was originally called East Orange, and under the latter name was laid out in 1875 when the railroad was exten ...

. He received his

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from

Morningside College Morningside University is a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside University has 21 buildings on a campus in Sioux City (ar ...

and his

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and Ed.D. from the

University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship univ ...

. Mulder also took graduate courses at

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, the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was known as the Universit ...

, and the

Wisconsin School of Business The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) is the business school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin and consistently ranks among the top business schools in the world. Founded in 1900, it has ...

Career

Mulder has worked as a professor and coach at Northwestern College in

Orange City, Iowa Orange City is a city in, and the county seat of, Sioux County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 6,267 in the 2020 census, an increase from 5,582 in 2000. Named after William of Orange, the community maintains its Dutch settler tradition ...

since 1981. During his tenure in the

, Mulder served on the Senate committee on Agriculture, Economic Growth, Human Resources, and Education committee, where he was the

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. He was elected in 2004 with 24,433 votes, running unopposed. Mulder was not a candidate in the 2008 Iowa Senate elections, and was succeeded by businessman

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. During the

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, Mulder endorsed Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. Mulder later became a part of Walker's leadership team in Iowa.

Personal life

Mulder and his wife, Dorothy, have two children. They reside in

Sioux Center, Iowa Sioux Center is a city in Sioux County, Iowa. The population was 8,229 at the time of the 2020 census. Sioux Center is notable for its Dutch heritage, agribusiness, and as the location of Dordt University. Geography Sioux Center is located at ...

References

External links

Iowa General Assembly - Senator Dave MulderProject Vote Smart - Dave W. Mulder
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Dave Mulder
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campaign contributions Republican Party Iowa state senators Living people 1939 births American people of Dutch descent Morningside University alumni University of South Dakota alumni People from Alton, Iowa Northwestern College (Iowa) faculty {{Iowa-politician-stub