Preceded by Tom Latham Political party Republican Alma mater Drake University Books Sukhumvit Road | Nationality American Residence Van Meter, Iowa, U.S. Party Republican Party | |
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Full Name David Edmund Young Born May 11, 1968 (age 48)
Van Meter, Iowa, U.S. ( 1968-05-11 ) Education Drake University (1991), Johnston High School (1986), Buena Vista University Similar Rod Blum, Dave Loebsack, Steve King, Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley Profiles | ||
David Edmund Young (born May 11, 1968) is an American politician. A member of the Republican, he serves Iowa's 3rd congressional district having been elected in 2014.
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Career
Young attended Drake University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. From 2006 to 2013, he served as the chief of staff to Iowa Republican senator Chuck Grassley. He was previously chief of staff to Kentucky senator Jim Bunning from 1998 to 2006.
2014 election
The Republican nomination was decided by a convention after none of the six candidates reached the 35 percent threshold required to make the general election ballot. This was the second time in 50 years that a convention picked a nominee and the first time since 2002. A poll conducted by the conservative website Caffeinated Thoughts of 118 of the 513 delegates was conducted on June 9–10, 2014. Young and Brad Zaun took 27% each.
On June 21, 2014, in what was described by the Des Moines Register as a "stunning upset", Young won the nomination on the fifth ballot of the convention. Young went on to defeat Democrat Staci Appel 53% to 42% in the 2014 general election.
2016 election
Young ran for re-election in 2016. He defeated Joe Grandanette in the Republican primary, which took place on June 7, 2016. He then defeated Democrat Jim Mowrer in the general election, winning 54% of the vote.
Tenure
Young was sworn into office on January 3, 2015. In May 2016, he voted to approve a measure aimed at upholding an executive order that bars discrimination against LGBT employees by federal contractors. In 2016, Young sponsored the "No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act" aimed at reducing suicides of veterans. The bill passed the U.S. House unanimously.
Committee assignments
Personal life
Young is unmarried. He is a non-denominational Christian and lives in Van Meter.