Dan Dawson (born 1978) is the Iowa State Senator from the 10th District. A Republican, he has served in the

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since being elected in 2016. He is an investigation agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and served in the

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in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was born in

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and currently resides in

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with his wife Chrystal and his two kids. As of February 2021, Dawson serves on the following committees: Ways & Means (Chair), Judiciary, State Government, and Veterans Affairs. He also serves on the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee, as well as the Criminal Justice Information System Advisory Committee, and the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision State Council.

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