David Young
| David Young | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd Congressional District From: January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |||
| Predecessor | Tom Latham | ||
| Successor | Cindy Axne | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | (none) | ||
| Religion | Non-denominational Christian | ||
David Edmund Young (born May 11, 1968, age 58) is a Republican who served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd district from 2015 to 2019, having previously been the chief of staff to senator Chuck Grassley. Defeated in the 2018 midterm elections, Young unsuccessfully ran in 2020 to regain his old seat.
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U.S. House of Representatives
2014 election
Young was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014, defeating his Democrat opponent by just over 10% of the vote.[1]
Obama era
Among Young's first votes in the U.S. Congress was to approve the Keystone XL in February 2015.[2]
Rep. Young voted along with the majority of Republicans on April 16, 2015 in favor of repealing the death tax.[3]
Being pro-life, Young voted in favor of de-funding Planned Parenthood.[4]
Young voted against the debt limit-extending Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.[5]
2016 election
Young handily won re-election in 2016, garnering 53.5% of the votes casted compared to his Democrat opponent who had received just under 40%.[6]
Trump era
Young co-sponsored the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act in June 2017, a bill that would federally de-fund all jurisdictions with sanctuary city policies.[7]
Rep. Young voted in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in October 2017.[8]
Young voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017 along with the majority of his party line.[9]
Young voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.[10]
Rep. Young voted in June 2018 in favor of cutting federal spending for various funds and departments.[11] Although the bill had narrowly passed the House, it failed to pass through the Senate, with two Republicans in the latter chamber joining all Democrats in opposing it.
Young voted in favor of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.[12]
Among Young's last votes in the House during the 115th United States Congress was in favor of the First Step Act.[13]
2018 election
Rep. Young lost re-election in his 2018 bid by a slim margin, losing to establishment Democrat Cindy Axne by just over 2% of the vote.[14]
2020 election
Young announced in May 2019 that he would run for his old seat in the 2020 U.S. House elections,[15] with his bid endorsed by President Trump.[16] He won his party's primary with 70% of the vote to face Axne in the general election.[17]
Despite running in a district that previously had been more Republican, Young lost the general election to Rep. Axne by 1.4 percentage points, lagging behind by a fifteen-point margin in liberal Polk County, the largest county in the district which contains Iowa's capital Des Moines.[18] He also significantly underperformed Donald Trump in the rural areas,[19] which in addition to votes being siphoned away by the Libertarian candidate contributed to his narrow defeat.
See also
- Bruce Poliquin, former Republican representative from Maine's 2nd district
References
- ↑ 2014 Iowa House Election Results
- ↑ S 1 - A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1105 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - National Key Vote
- ↑ Iowa U.S. House 3rd District Results: David Young Wins
- ↑ HR 3003 - No Sanctuary for Criminals Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 36 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 3 - Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act - National Key Vote
- ↑ HR 2 - Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
- ↑ S 756 - First Step Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
- ↑ Iowa Election Results: Third House District
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Trump Endorses Two Iowa Congressional Candidates Ahead of Primary Election
- ↑ Iowa Primary Election Results: Third Congressional District
- ↑ Iowa Election Results: Third Congressional District
- ↑ Iowa Election Results and Maps 2020
