Dave Rowley

Dave Rowley
Dave Rowley
Member of the Iowa Senate; from the 5th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Tim Kraayenbrink
Member of the Iowa Senate; from the 1st district
	In office; January 10, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Preceded by	Zach Whiting
Succeeded by	Rocky De Witt
Personal details
Political party	Republican

Dave Rowley is an insurance agent and politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 1st district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he defeated Democrat Mark Lemke in a special election on December 14, 2021, to serve the remainder of Republican Zach Whiting's term.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Rowley is also a musician.^[4]

2021 Iowa Senate 1st district special election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Rowley	2,690	75.58%
	Democratic	Mark Lemke	864	24.28%
	Write-in		5	0.14%
Total votes			3,559	100%
	Republican hold

^ Breen, Matt (December 7, 2021). "ONE-ON-ONE: Iowa Senate District 1 Candidate Dave Rowley". KTIV. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ Gowins, Max (December 15, 2021). "Election Results: December 14, 2021 Special State Legislative Elections". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ Richardson, Ian (December 14, 2021). "Republican Dave Rowley wins special Iowa Senate election in northwest Iowa, keeping GOP control of seat". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ McNett, Jared (January 23, 2022). "Siouxland's Rowley goes from singer to state senator". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ Teunissen, Gage (December 15, 2021). "Dave Rowley has been elected to represent Iowa Senate District 1". KCAU-TV. Retrieved December 15, 2021.