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Sen. Dan Dawson

Republican · Senate District 10 · Pottawattamie

In office since 2017 · 5 General Assemblies · Chair, Ways and Means

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dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1580
floor votes cast
4%
of votes missed (60)
>99%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 7 times
375 of 379
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

3 of their 7 breaks with their party came on bipartisan votes, where most of both parties voted the same way, so they don’t count against the party-line record.

Votes most like

How often they voted the same way (yes or no) as each Senate colleague in the 2026 session. How it’s worked out

Closest across the aisle: Matt Blake (D), 77%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Dan Dawson’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 80 organizations registered on those bills.

Most often

Each legislator’s last floor vote on a bill is compared with the side the organization registered on it (its latest declaration; undecided doesn’t count). Only contested votes count, where at least a tenth of the chamber voted the other way, since most bills pass nearly unanimously. A vote on an amended bill may not be the version that was lobbied. Organizations with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed. Lining up with a group doesn’t mean it swayed the vote.

Recent votes

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Votes against their party

  • HF 2801 A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective da…
    October 2, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2615 A bill for an act relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasons. (Formerly HSB 658 .) Ef…
    May 3, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 990 A bill for an act relating to the issuance of medical cannabidiol registration cards and licensure o…
    April 16, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2335 A bill for an act relating to the licensure of medical cannabidiol dispensaries. (Formerly SSB 3100 …
    April 2, 2024 · voted no; Republicans voted 31–3 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 895 A bill for an act appropriating federal moneys made available from federal block grants and other no…
    January 5, 2022 · voted yes; Republicans voted 2–4 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 513 A bill for an act relating to pari-mutuel wagering on horse or dog races licensed in a foreign juris…
    May 19, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 24–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2589 A bill for an act concerning the medical cannabidiol Act and marijuana. (Formerly HSB 653 .) Effecti…
    June 3, 2020 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–3 · Roll call
    No