Background
Heaton, Dave E. was born on February 2, 1941 in Sigourney, Iowa, United States.
Heaton, Dave E. was born on February 2, 1941 in Sigourney, Iowa, United States.
Bachelor, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1964.
He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 1995. Born and raised in Sigourney, Iowa, he received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1964 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he currently resides. Foreign 40 years, he and his family owned and operated a popular restaurant operation, The Iris, located in Mount Pleasant.
Heaton currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations committee.
The Human Resources committee. And the Judiciary committee.
He also serves as the ranking member on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. Heaton was re-elected in 2006 with 6,726 votes, running unopposed.
He has faced some opposition since his first election in 1994, where he carried the district with nearly 70% of the popular vote.
Heaton faced Ron Fedler, former small-town mayor and small business owner in 2008.
Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party.
Member of Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce (former board directors), Henry County Pork Producers, Henry County Farm Bureau, Iowa Restaurant Association (past president), Kiwanis.
Married Carmen Heaton. 2 children.