Education
Iowa State University.
Iowa State University.
A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. He has a bachelor"s degree in sociology and psychology from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. As of January 2013, Dawson serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Human Resources, Judiciary, and Public Safety committees.
Dawson was born in Cherokee, Iowa, and raised in Washta, Iowa.
He graduated as Valedictorian from Willow Community High School in 1992. Dawson obtained his degree in Sociology and Psychology from Iowa State University in 1996 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999.
After graduating law school, Dawson worked as an attorney with the Law Firm of Winston & Strawn in Chicago. After his time here, Dawson became a prosecutor for the Woodbury County Attorney" General’ s Office.
In 2010, he started his own law office focussing on children and families.
Iowa State Bar Association
Woodbury County Bar Association
The family resides in Woodbury Heights, Iowa.
Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party.
He also serves as a member of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee. Dawson is a member of the following organizations:.