Dawn Pettengill

American politician

Dawn Pettengill


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 75th district 39th (2005–2013)
In office January 10, 2005 – January 13, 2019
Preceded by	Dell Hanson
Succeeded by	Thomas Gerhold

Personal details
Political party	Democratic (before 2007) Republican (2007–present)
Website	dawnpettengill.com legis.iowa.gov/...

Dawn E. Pettengill (born July 2, 1955) is an American retired politician from Iowa. She was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019, where she represented the 75th District (numbered as the 39th District until January 2013). On April 30, 2007, she switched to the Republican Party, having previously served in the House as a Democrat. In a letter to her constituents, Pettengill said she decided to switch parties due to disagreements with fiscal and labor policy, as well as the state Democratic Party's decision to take her off the incumbent protection list for the 2008 elections.^[1]

Within the Iowa House, Pettengill served on several committees, among them the Commerce, Government Oversight, Government Oversight (Joint), State Government, and Ways and Means committees. She also serves as the vice chair of the Administrative Rules Review Committee and was co-chair of the Public Retirement Systems Committee and as a member of the Investment Board of the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System.

Electoral history

Pettengill was first elected in 2004, defeating incumbent Republican Dell Hanson. She subsequently won re-election in 2006, defeating Republican opponent Connie Jacobsen. She switched parties in 2008, and proceeded to defeat Democratic opponent Terry Hertle. Pettengill was unopposed in 2010, and defeated Democrat Sandra Cronbaugh in 2012, Steve Beck in 2014 and Paula Denison in 2016.

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[2] District 39 Turnout: 14,876	Democratic gain from Republican	Dawn Pettengill	Democratic	8,086	54.4
	Democratic gain from Republican	Dell Hanson*	Republican	6,780	45.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[3] District 39 Turnout: 11,296	Democratic hold	Dawn Pettengill*	Democratic	6,365	56.3
	Democratic hold	Connie Jacobsen	Republican	4,759	42.1
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[4] District 39 Turnout: 15,191	Republican hold^[5]	Dawn Pettengill*	Republican	8,291	54.6
	Republican hold^[5]	Terry Hertle	Democratic	6,893	45.4
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[6] District 39	Republican hold	Dawn Pettengill*	Republican	unopposed

References

^ Pettengill, Dawn (May 2, 2007). "In The Statehouse May 2, 2007". Pettengill for Iowans. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
^ "Canvass Summary – Final – 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 6, 2004. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
^ Pettengill switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party on April 30, 2007.
^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2010. p. 80. Retrieved September 19, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dawn Pettengill.

Representative Dawn Pettengill official Iowa General Assembly site
Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Profile Archived March 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Dell Hanson	39th District 2005–2013	Succeeded by Jake Highfill
Preceded by Guy Vander Linden	75th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent