David Young | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th District | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023[1] | |
Preceded by | redrawn district |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd District | |
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tom Latham |
Succeeded by | Cindy Axne |
Personal details | |
Born | David Edmund Young May 11, 1968 Van Meter, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Drake 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.