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Dan Dawson for State Senate

Candidate committee · code 2256 · candidate: Dawson, Daniel · 23 filings on record

$101,185.30 on hand as of the 2025 “Jan 1 – Dec 31” report. The filing.

Cash on hand at end of period, 2016 to 2025 · hover for details
$101,185
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$92,500

Where the money comes from

$409,029.10 received across 388 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $570,122.57 in in-kind support (45 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 15% ($59,729.10) · PACs & committees 85% ($348,300.00) · Other organizations <1% ($1,000.00)

Bankers Unite in Legislative…
$23,500.00 2025-09-15 Associated General Contracto…
$20,000.00 2025-07-08 Hy-Vee, Inc. Employees' Poli…
$16,500.00 2025-11-10 Credit Union PAC
$15,500.00 2025-10-29 Cedar Rapids Development Gro…
$15,000.00 2025-01-08 RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Politic…
$15,000.00 2025-11-10 Iowa BEV PAC #6098
$12,000.00 2025-08-11 Elite PAC
$12,000.00 2024-10-10 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation …
$10,000.00 2024-09-17 MuniPAC
$7,400.00 2024-09-18 Iowa Industry Political Acti…
$7,000.00 2025-01-08 Iowa Health PAC
$6,000.00 2025-11-03 Array Digital Infrastructure…
$6,000.00 2025-06-05 Boyd Gaming Diamond Jo Emplo…
$5,500.00 2025-12-22 Associated Builders & Contra…
$5,000.00 2024-07-29 IHA PAC
$5,000.00 2024-07-29 Iowa Developers PAC
$5,000.00 2024-08-05 Master Builders of Iowa P.A.…
$5,000.00 2024-10-15 Walmart Inc. PAC for Respons…
$4,500.00 2025-11-10 Delta Dental of Iowa PAC
$4,500.00 2025-11-10 MidAmerican Energy Company P…
$4,500.00 2025-10-20 Wellmark, Inc. PAC or WellPA…
$4,500.00 2025-01-08 Manufactured Housing Politic…
$4,500.00 2025-11-10 Iowa Telecommunications Asso…
$4,000.00 2025-11-11 NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC
$4,000.00 2025-08-21 IOWA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTIO…
$4,000.00 2025-11-05 Casey's PAC
$3,500.00 2025-01-08 NextEra Energy, Inc. Politic…
$3,000.00 2025-10-24 Doll Family PAC
$3,000.00 2025-11-10 LS2group PAC
$3,000.00 2025-11-10 Alliant Energy Employees' Io…
$3,000.00 2025-11-10 Sac & Fox Tribe of the Missi…
$3,000.00 2024-10-21 Truck PAC Iowa (formerly Mot…
$3,000.00 2025-12-16 Federation of Iowa Insurers …
$3,000.00 2025-11-21 Citizens for Preservation of…
$3,000.00 2025-09-02 Iowa Rural Water State PAC
$3,000.00 2024-11-27 Iowa Professional Fire Fight…
$2,750.00 2025-12-15 FUELIowa PAC
$2,750.00 2025-11-06 Independent Insurance Agents…
$2,500.00 2025-11-07 NFIB Iowa Political Action C…
$2,500.00 2024-07-24 Iowa Friends of Rural Electr…
$2,500.00 2024-08-28 Iowans for Tax Relief PAC
$2,500.00 2024-09-17 Deere & Company PAC - Iowa (…
$2,500.00 2024-09-30 Community Bankers of Iowa Po…
$2,500.00 2024-12-12 Iowa Lawpac
$2,250.00 2025-11-10 Wells Fargo and Company Empl…
$2,000.00 2025-09-24 Microsoft Corporation Stakeh…
$2,000.00 2024-09-18 Molina Healthcare, Inc. PAC
$2,000.00 2024-12-23 Distilled Spirits Council of…
$2,000.00 2025-12-17 FASPAC - Fareway Stores, Inc…
$2,000.00 2024-08-20 Delivers PAC
$2,000.00 2024-09-03 Absolute Energy PAC
$2,000.00 2024-09-18 Iowa Dental Political Action…
$2,000.00 2025-11-04 Iowa Renewable Fuels Associa…
$2,000.00 2024-10-02 Principal S PAC
$2,000.00 2024-10-21 Iowa Cable PAC
$1,900.00 2025-11-10 Truckstops of Iowa PAC
$1,750.00 2025-11-10 Iowa Association of Nurse An…
$1,750.00 2025-10-16 Iowa Optometric Association
$1,550.00 2025-11-10 Altria Group, Inc. Political…
$1,500.00 2025-07-21 Corteva, Inc. Employees PAC …
$1,500.00 2024-09-27 Union Pacific Fund for Effec…
$1,500.00 2025-10-08 State Police Officers Counci…
$1,500.00 2025-11-10 Iowa Automobile Dealers Asso…
$1,500.00 2025-11-10 ROCKET STATE PAC
$1,500.00 2024-09-18 Iowa Opportunities PAC
$1,500.00 2024-10-15 Archer Daniels Midland Compa…
$1,250.00 2025-11-25 Nationwide Mutual Insurance …
$1,250.00 2024-09-18 Iowa State Building & Trades…
$1,250.00 2024-09-30 Jt Broin Trust
$1,000.00 2023-08-30 Humane World Action Fund of …
$1,000.00 2025-11-25 Reynolds American Inc. Polit…
$1,000.00 2024-01-06 Political Action - Iowa Deal…
$1,000.00 2024-07-29 Iowa NECA PAC
$1,000.00 2024-08-06 Heavy Highway Political Acti…
$1,000.00 2024-08-06 ONEOK Inc. Employee Politica…
$1,000.00 2024-08-27 Koch, Inc. Political Action …
$1,000.00 2024-09-16 ITC Holdings Corp PAC
$1,000.00 2024-09-18 Iowa Pharmacy PAC
$1,000.00 2024-10-21 Grocers Political Action Com…
$1,000.00 2025-01-08 American Clean Power Associa…
$1,000.00 2025-09-15 I-Vet PAC or Iowa Veterinary…
$850.00 2025-11-10 Iowa Propane Gas Political A…
$800.00 2025-01-08 Iowa Certified Public Accoun…
$800.00 2024-09-18 Centene Corporation Politica…
$750.00 2024-09-18 Iowa Insurance Institute PAC
$750.00 2025-11-06 Golden Grain Energy State PA…
$750.00 2024-10-02 Iowa Cattlemen's Association…
$750.00 2024-10-16 ABATEPAC (A Brotherhood Aim…
$700.00 2024-12-17 Iowans For A Skilled Workfor…
$500.00 2024-10-15 Iowa Beverage Association PA…
$500.00 2024-09-18 Iowa American Water Company …
$500.00 2024-09-09 LSCP PAC
$500.00 2024-09-24 Western Dubuque Biodiesel PA…
$500.00 2024-10-02 Southwest Iowa Renewable Ene…
$500.00 2024-10-02 Merck & Co., Inc. Employees …
$500.00 2024-10-03 Iowa Funeral Directors Assn.…
$500.00 2024-10-15 Iowa Land Title Association …
$500.00 2025-01-08 IWDA PAC
$500.00 2025-10-29 Iowa Agribusiness PAC
$450.00 2024-10-15 Individual gifts (lumped) across 152 gifts, not to scale $59,729.10

Showing the 100 largest of 119 organization and committee donors. The 19 not listed gave $5,350.00 between them — every one of them appears in the full donation record.

Every donation on record: 1,379 contributions, $936,898.11 →

Where the money went

$328,471.31 in 21 payments to 9 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2025-12-30. Its Spent column below is the full reported figure; where that is larger, the difference is spending the state's itemized file does not carry — most recently because the newest reports have not reached it yet.

Paid to Total Payments
Republican Party of Iowa $312,750.00 6
Victory Enterprises $9,777.90 6
Sandau Bros Sign Co Inc $2,664.30 1
Sandau Brothers Sign Co. $1,872.50 1
Daniel Dawson $712.00 1
Pottawattamie Cnty. Republican Central Committee $500.00 1
WinRed $109.50 3
Firespring $68.65 1
Main Street Checks $16.46 1

Filing history

Period Filed Timing Raised Spent In-kind Unpaid bills Cash on hand Source
2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-19 on time $92,500.00$7,267.40$274.52$0 $101,185.30 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2025-01-16 on time $12,050.00$0$2,354.83$0 $15,952.70 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… 2024-11-01 on time $27,275.00$305,000.99$245,918.34$0 $3,902.70 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-21 on time $174,804.10$10,706.07$318,859.60$0 $281,628.69 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-18 on time $9,250.00$965.00$1,840.00$0 $117,530.66 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-20 on time $28,050.00$2,713.20$0$0 $109,245.66 PDF
2023 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2024-01-19 on time $65,100.00$1,818.65$875.28$0 $83,908.86 PDF
2022 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2023-01-19 on time $150,055.00$198,717.92$880.23$0 $20,627.51 PDF
2021 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2022-01-18 on time $67,050.00$5,535.00$0$0 $69,290.43 PDF
2020 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2021-01-19 on time $7,369.70$11,019.75$26,148.31$0 $7,775.43 PDF
2020 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… 2020-10-30 on time $16,280.80$22,000.00$227,944.80$0 $11,425.48 PDF
2020 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2020-10-19 on time $116,750.00$149,334.52$298,567.19$0 $17,144.68 PDF
2020 · May 15 – Jul 14 2020-07-18 on time $5,950.00$1,133.13$80.28$0 $49,729.20 PDF
2020 · Jan 1 – May 14 2020-05-18 on time $15,720.00$507.49$0$350.00 $44,912.33 PDF
2019 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2020-01-20 on time $43,435.00$14,442.60$1,018.35$0 $29,699.82 PDF
2018 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2019-01-21 on time $28,130.00$48,920.90$972.73$0 $707.42 PDF
2017 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2018-01-18 on time $19,125.00$600.00$248.63$0 $21,498.32 PDF
2016 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2017-01-16 on time $8,900.00$5,974.14$41,944.00$0 $2,973.32 PDF
2016 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… 2016-11-04 on time $5,650.00$11,402.51$263,988.02$0 $47.46 PDF
2016 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2016-10-19 on time $6,085.00$4,945.83$319,445.00$0 $5,799.97 PDF
2016 · May 15 – Jul 14 2016-07-19 on time $6,150.00$10,998.06$0$0 $4,660.80 PDF
2016 · May 15 – Tuesday Preceding Primary 2016-06-02 on time $9,050.00$10,080.91$0$0 $9,508.86 PDF
2016 · Jan 1 – May 14 2016-05-19 on time $22,168.51$11,628.74$0$0 $10,539.77 PDF

On time or late is figured from the filed and due dates — hover a flag to see both. "Cash on hand" is the period-end figure; period-start cash appears in the chart above. Amended reports show the amended PDF.

Contributions to other committees

$313,250.00 across 7 payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports.

Recipient committee Total
Republican Party of Iowa $312,750.00
Pottawattamie Cnty. Republican Central Committee · files outside this dataset $500.00