David Johnson (Iowa politician)

David Johnson (born 1950) was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District and served as assistant minority leader. A former Republican and currently independent, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 to 2019 and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. He received his B.A. in History from Beloit College.

David J. Johnson
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
January 13, 2003  January 7, 2019
Preceded byKenneth Veenstra
Succeeded byZach Whiting
Constituency3rd district (2003–2011)
1st district (2011–2019)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 13, 1997  January 13, 2003
Preceded byRichard Vande Hoef
Succeeded byGreg Stevens
Personal details
Born1950 (age 7374)
West Branch, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (until 2016)
Independent (2016–2019)
Residence(s)Ocheyedan, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materBeloit College
OccupationDairy farmer
WebsiteJohnson's website

Johnson served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; the Natural Resources committee; and the Agriculture committee, where he was the ranking member. He also served as the ranking member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

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