Dan Dawson for State Senate
$101,185.30 on hand as of the 2025 “Jan 1 – Dec 31” report. The filing.
Time range
23 reports in the range Jan 2016 – Jan 2025: raised $936,898.11, spent $835,712.81, in-kind $1,751,360.11, as reported. Cash on hand at the end of the most recently filed of them (2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31, filed 2026-01-19): $101,185.30.
Itemized money, month by month
Time range
Money in, itemized cash dated Jan 2023 – Dec 2025: $409,029.10. From individuals $59,729.10, from organizations $1,000.00, from other committees $348,300.00. Cash only: in-kind support and loans received are not counted here.
Money out, itemized payments dated Jan 2023 – Dec 2025: $328,471.31. To vendors and people $15,221.31, to other committees $313,250.00. Loan repayments are not counted here.
Where the money comes from
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
Every donation on record: 1,379 contributions, $936,898.11 →
Where the money went
| 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 | |
| 2024 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 | 2025-01-16 | on time | $12,050.00 | $0 | $2,354.83 | $0 | $15,952.70 | |
| 2024 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… | 2024-11-01 | on time | $27,275.00 | $305,000.99 | $245,918.34 | $0 | $3,902.70 | |
| 2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 | 2024-10-21 | on time | $174,804.10 | $10,706.07 | $318,859.60 | $0 | $281,628.69 | |
| 2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 | 2024-07-18 | on time | $9,250.00 | $965.00 | $1,840.00 | $0 | $117,530.66 | |
| 2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 | 2024-05-20 | on time | $28,050.00 | $2,713.20 | $0 | $0 | $109,245.66 | |
| 2023 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 | 2024-01-19 | on time | $65,100.00 | $1,818.65 | $875.28 | $0 | $83,908.86 | |
| 2022 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 | 2023-01-19 | on time | $150,055.00 | $198,717.92 | $880.23 | $0 | $20,627.51 | |
| 2021 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 | 2022-01-18 | on time | $67,050.00 | $5,535.00 | $0 | $0 | $69,290.43 | |
| 2020 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 | 2021-01-19 | on time | $7,369.70 | $11,019.75 | $26,148.31 | $0 | $7,775.43 | |
| 2020 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… | 2020-10-30 | on time | $16,280.80 | $22,000.00 | $227,944.80 | $0 | $11,425.48 | |
| 2020 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 | 2020-10-19 | on time | $116,750.00 | $149,334.52 | $298,567.19 | $0 | $17,144.68 | |
| 2020 · May 15 – Jul 14 | 2020-07-18 | on time | $5,950.00 | $1,133.13 | $80.28 | $0 | $49,729.20 | |
| 2020 · Jan 1 – May 14 | 2020-05-18 | on time | $15,720.00 | $507.49 | $0 | $350.00 | $44,912.33 | |
| 2019 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 | 2020-01-20 | on time | $43,435.00 | $14,442.60 | $1,018.35 | $0 | $29,699.82 | |
| 2018 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 | 2019-01-21 | on time | $28,130.00 | $48,920.90 | $972.73 | $0 | $707.42 | |
| 2017 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 | 2018-01-18 | on time | $19,125.00 | $600.00 | $248.63 | $0 | $21,498.32 | |
| 2016 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 | 2017-01-16 | on time | $8,900.00 | $5,974.14 | $41,944.00 | $0 | $2,973.32 | |
| 2016 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… | 2016-11-04 | on time | $5,650.00 | $11,402.51 | $263,988.02 | $0 | $47.46 | |
| 2016 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 | 2016-10-19 | on time | $6,085.00 | $4,945.83 | $319,445.00 | $0 | $5,799.97 | |
| 2016 · May 15 – Jul 14 | 2016-07-19 | on time | $6,150.00 | $10,998.06 | $0 | $0 | $4,660.80 | |
| 2016 · May 15 – Tuesday Preceding Primary | 2016-06-02 | on time | $9,050.00 | $10,080.91 | $0 | $0 | $9,508.86 | |
| 2016 · Jan 1 – May 14 | 2016-05-19 | on time | $22,168.51 | $11,628.74 | $0 | $0 | $10,539.77 |
Contributions to other committees
| Recipient committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | $477,750.00 |
| Pottawattamie Cnty. Republican Central Committee · files outside this dataset | $500.00 |