Full profile
Dave Dawson is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Dawson is one of 12 candidates identified in the race. The field has four Democrats, seven Republicans and one candidate listed under the label “UN.” Republican Randall Feenstra is the incumbent.
Dave Dawson’s profile
Dawson is identified as a Democratic candidate for IA-4. No biography is on file for him, and there are no figures on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.
Dawson also has no documented policy positions on file. That means the race record does not identify his positions on specific issues.
The other candidates
Each candidate is presented below with the same biographical, financial and policy categories used for Dawson.
- Jermaine Decker is listed as a UN candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Randall Feenstra is listed as the Republican incumbent. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Douglas Jensen is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Kyle Larsen is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Chris Mcgowan is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Ryan Michael Appleton Melton is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Ryan Rhodes is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Christian Schlaefer is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Stephanie Steiner is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Matt Windschitl is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
- Ashley Wolftornabane is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
Policy and campaign-finance records
No documented policy positions are on file for any of the 12 candidates. The records therefore do not state where Dawson, Decker, Feenstra, Jensen, Larsen, Mcgowan, Melton, Rhodes, Schlaefer, Steiner, Windschitl or Wolftornabane stands on specific federal issues.
Campaign-finance figures are also not on file for any candidate in the race. There are no listed amounts for money raised, money spent or cash on hand for Dawson or any of the other 11 candidates.
Election details
The office at stake is Iowa’s 4th District seat in the U.S. House. The election is identified as a contested general election, with voting scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The candidate field includes multiple people carrying Democratic and Republican labels, along with Decker’s UN label. Feenstra is the only candidate identified as the incumbent. No other candidate has an incumbency designation on file.
