Dave Williams (Iowa)

Dave Williams (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 60. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Williams (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 60. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Assemblymember Williams was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018. As of December 2019, he serves on the Agriculture, Appropriations, Commerce, and Transportation committees, as well as the Education Appropriations subcommittee. Williams was born and raised in Iowa. Williams began his career as an engineer at John Deere. Williams has been a self-employed executive coach and small business consultant. He has also been an adjunct instructor at the University of Northern Iowa’s College of Business Administration.^[1]

Williams has served as vice president of the Cedar Falls Board of Education, chair of the Cedar Falls Utilities Board of Trustees, and chair of the Cedar Falls Historic Preservation Commission.^[2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Williams was assigned to the following committees:

House Agriculture Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Information Technology Committee (decommissioned), Ranking member

2019-2020

Williams was assigned to the following committees:

Elections

2022

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

Dave Williams did not file to run for re-election.

2020

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Dave Williams defeated Ryan Howard in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dave Williams (D)	51.2	9,558
	Ryan Howard (R)	48.7	9,082
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	26

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,666
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Dave Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 on June 2, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dave Williams	99.7	3,132
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	11

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,143
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60

Ryan Howard defeated Colleen Tierney in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Howard	55.9	1,175
	Submit photo	Colleen Tierney	43.9	924
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	4

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,103
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