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U.S. House, District 4: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Dave Dawson

Dave Dawson

Running for U.S. House · Iowa District 4

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
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Chris McGowan

Running for U.S. House · Iowa District 4

NationalRepublican

Dave DawsonCandidateChris McGowanChallenger

Job fit

Dave Dawson

Offices held

  • President of the Siouxland Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, longtime board member of organizations serving low-income families and individuals with disabilities. 1

Other work

  • returning home in 2002 to serve as a prosecutor in the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office. 1

Education

  • After graduating from Iowa State University and law school 1

Chris McGowan

Offices held

  • He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and graduated as Group Commander from the Academy of Military Science at McGhee Tyson ANG Base in Knoxville, Tennessee in April of 1992. 2

Other work

  • He was employed by Honeywell Inc., as a Sales Representative from 1995 to 1999 with a sales territory covering parts of Illinois and Wisconsin. 2
  • worked as a Management Trainee for Midwest Energy / Iowa Public Service (MidAmerican Energy) from 1990 to 1992 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Dave Dawson

  • Health care costs
    Dawson's platform calls for lowering prescription drug costs, keeping rural hospitals open, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and capping insulin costs. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Dawson supports raising the minimum wage, passing the PRO Act to strengthen union organizing, and antitrust enforcement against agricultural monopolies. 3

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

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Chris McGowan

  • Immigration
    McGowan says the federal government's first obligation is protecting citizens, starting with securing the border, stopping fentanyl flow, and removing those with malicious intent. 4

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Cost of living & jobs, Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Dave Dawson

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)labor unions
small donors$43Klarge donors$82Kpolitical allies(same party)$1Klabor unions$300$136K raised
$43,0025Small individual donors
$81,9155Large individual donors

Chris McGowan

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)industry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$558Kotherpoliticians$61Kpolitical allies(same party)$20Kindustryassociations$18KOther kinds ofdonors$16K$679K raised
$4,2365Small individual donors
$558,2885Large individual donors

Checks

Dave Dawson

No voting record to check yet

Chris McGowan

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Dave — Dave Dawson for U.S. House · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Chris McGowan for Congress — campaign biography image · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. davedawsonforiowa.com used in: Top issues
  4. mcgowanforiowa.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money