David E. Heaton | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 91st district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1994 (elected 2003 to current district) | |
Preceded by | Rich Arnold |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-02-02) February 2, 1941 (age 83) Sigourney, Iowa |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Carmen |
Residence | Mount Pleasant, Iowa |
Education | Iowa Wesleyan College (BA) |
Website | Heaton's website |
David Edward Heaton (born February 2, 1941) is the Iowa State Representative from the 91st District, representing all of Henry County and the northern portion of Lee County. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 1995.
Born and raised in Sigourney, Iowa, he received his B.A. in history in 1964 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he currently resides. For 40 years, he and his family owned and operated a popular restaurant operation, The Iris, located in Mount Pleasant. He and his wife, Carmen, are the parents of two grown children and have two grandchildren.
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.
References
- General Election results Archived December 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Representative Dave Heaton official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Iowa House Republicans
Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byGregory Spenner | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 97th district 1995–2003 |
Succeeded byEffie Boggess |
Preceded byRich Arnold | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 91st district 2003–2013 |
Succeeded byMark Lofgren |
Preceded byRoss Paustian | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 84th district 2013–2019 |
Succeeded byJoe Mitchell |
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