David Young (Iowa politician)

David Young
Member of the
Iowa House of Representatives
from the 28th District
Assumed office
January 9, 2023[1]
Preceded byredrawn district
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 3rd District
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byTom Latham
Succeeded byCindy Axne
Personal details
Born
David Edmund Young

(1968-05-11) May 11, 1968 (age 56)
Van Meter, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationDrake University (BA)

David Edmund Young (born May 11, 1968) is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th District, and previously served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native and resident of Van Meter, a western suburb of Des Moines. He was first elected in 2014 and reelected in 2016; he lost reelection in 2018 to Democrat Cindy Axne. Young unsuccessfully challenged Axne in 2020 in a rematch, losing by 1.3%.

Young was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2022. He represents parts of Dallas County, including western suburbs of Des Moines.

  1. ^ "State Representative". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2023.