David Scott Edwards

David Scott Edwards
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Candidate for
Iowa State Senate District 16
Party	Republican
Education
High school	Des Moines Tech
Military service
Service/branch	National Guard
Years of service	1982-1988
Websites
Campaign website

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David Scott Edwards was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 16 of the Iowa State Senate.

Edwards currently works for Des Moines Public Schools, where he first started in 2002.

Issues

Campaign themes

Edwards' website highlights the following campaign themes:

System of Government

• Excerpt:"We must rely on a representative, or republican, form of government to protect the interests of all the people."

Second Amendment

• Excerpt:"The Second Amendment of the US Constitution gives you and I, as law-abiding citizens, the right to keep and bear arms without permission from the local governing authorities, from the Federal government, or any other governing body."

Education

• Excerpt:"I believe in local control of education and that parents should have the ultimate decision-making authority regarding where and how their children’s education should take place."
• Excerpt:"I believe we need to require school districts to revive vocational training programs for those students who do not wish to go on to college."

Immigration

• Excerpt:"I believe the existing immigration laws of this state and this nation should be enforced."

Marriage

• Excerpt:"Marriage should be between one man and one woman. The people of Iowa should be allowed to vote on a constitutional amendment that would limit legal marriages in this state to one man and one woman."

Life

• Excerpt:"I believe life begins at conception. Period. And I believe there is never a valid reason to intentionally kill an unborn baby."

Elections

2012

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012

Edwards ran in the 2012 election for Iowa State Senate District 16. Edwards ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012 and was defeated by District 34 incumbent Dick L. Dearden in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Iowa State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dick Dearden Incumbent	65.5%	16,065
	Republican	David Scott Edwards	34.5%	8,469
Total Votes				24,534

Personal

Edwards and Teressa, his wife of 26 years, have seven children.

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• Iowa Senate Republican staffer fired after reporting sexual harassment - Raw Story
• CNN Washington AM Note - CNN (blog)
• Grassley Staffer Considers IA SEN Bid; NRSC May Sway WV Primary; Cuomo ... - National Journal
• Michelle Obama's Arms Inspire 4000 Percent Increase In 'Bingo Wing' Surgery ... - Huffington Post
• Pressure for summer budget deal eases ? Sanford crushes Colbert in SC special ... - Politico
• Morning Examiner: 2016 hangs over today's Benghazi hearing - Washington Examiner
• WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' WEEKEND EDITION: Shock guest ... - Politico (blog)
• Scooplet ... Shake-up at New Partners - K Street sees opportunity with Wyden ... - Politico
• Rep. Cartwright Introduces Bill to Require Foreign Manufacturers of Imported ... - Targeted News Service (subscription)
• Rep. Polis Introduces Bill to End Gender Discrimination in Public Schools - Targeted News Service (subscription)

External links

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• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• David Scott Edwards on Facebook