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DAWSON, DAVE

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FEC candidate id
H6IA04217
Internal id
ab22beff-a392-423e-a410-b0bc1e97f3f7
Status
open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IA-04. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation798,043
PeopleMedian age39
IncomeMedian household income$72,711
IncomePer-capita income$37,903
IncomeIn poverty11.6%
IncomeUnemployed3.4%
IncomeGini inequality index0.433
RaceWhite alone84.0%
RaceBlack alone2.0%
RaceAsian alone2.1%
RaceHispanic or Latino10.4%
RaceTwo or more races7.9%
OriginForeign-born6.4%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home89.6%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home7.2%
EducationHigh school or higher58.5%
EducationBachelor's or higher26.8%
EducationAdvanced degree8.6%
HouseholdFamily households61.2%
HouseholdAvg household size2.37
HouseholdNever married (15+)32.3%
HousingMedian home value$182,200
HousingMedian gross rent$902
HousingSingle-family detached76.0%
HousingBuilt before 19405.3%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.5%
HousingVacant units9.6%
ServiceVeterans (18+)6.5%
HealthWith a disability13.1%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband86.9%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet8.4%
CommuteDrove alone77.6%
CommutePublic transit0.9%
CommuteWorked from home8.4%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$89,732$45,684$44,048$0$87,927

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
D (major party)+10.0%
open seat-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency Γ— party Γ— office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2025-12-29INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS…24K$300
2025-11-12THE MAJORITY RULES24K$500
2025-08-28THE MAJORITY RULES24K$500

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee DAVE DAWSON FOR IOWA.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
DE JONG, RITA KEDUCATION SUPERVISOR Β· BOYS AND GIRLS HOME AND FAMILY SERVICESIOUX CITY, IA1$2,000
BAUER, PATRICKNOT EMPLOYED Β· NOT EMPLOYEDIOWA CITY, IA1$1,000
HANSEN, STEVEN DSIOUX CITY Β· DIRECTORSIOUX CITY, IA1$100

Connected on the graph

Inbound (3)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2025-12-29INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$300pas2
2025-11-12THE MAJORITY RULEScontributed_to$500pas2
2025-08-28THE MAJORITY RULEScontributed_to$500pas2

Outbound (1)

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β€”principal_candidate_ofDAVE DAWSON FOR IOWAβ€”candidate_committees

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