David M. Stanley

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David M. Stanley
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
January 1973 – January 1975
In office
January 1959 – January 1965
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
January 1965 – January 1969
Personal details
Born(1928-09-09)September 9, 1928
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 2015(2015-08-26) (aged 86)
Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Occupationlawyer

David Maxwell Stanley (September 9, 1928 – August 26, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.

Career[]

Stanley was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1928.[1] He attended the University of Iowa Law School and engaged in the practice of law.[1]

Stanley worked as the Iowa field director for the United World Federalists.[1]

Stanley served in the Iowa State Legislature from 1959 to 1969, when he resigned to run against Fred Schwengel.[1][2] Stanely also served in the legislature from 1973 to 1975 as a Republican, first serving three terms in the state House, two in the Senate, and once again in the House.[1][3] In 1974, Stanley ran to fill Harold E. Hughes senate seat but lost to John Culver.[4]

Stanley also helped create Iowans for Tax Relief and served as its chairman for a time.[5][6]

Personal life[]

Stanley married Jean Leu in June 1948.[1]

Death[]

He died on August 26, 2015.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Five-mile walks at breakfast". 25 August 1974. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "David Stanley, former Iowa lawmaker, dies". The Washington Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "State Representative". The Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 2020-07-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Salpukas, Agis (1974-11-06). "Senate Seat in Iowa Is Won by Democrat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Former Iowa lawmaker David Stanley has died". KCCI. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. ^ Noble, Jason. "Iowa conservative activist David Stanley dead at 86". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Iowa
(Class 3)
1968, 1974 		Succeeded by


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