Dave Mulder
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Dave Mulder - Official Portrait - 82nd GA.jpg
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| name = Dave W. Mulder
| state_senate = Iowa
| district = 2nd
| term_start = January 10, 2005
| term_end = January 11, 2009
| preceded = Kenneth Veenstra
| succeeded = Randy Feenstra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|2|17}}
| birth_place = Alton, Iowa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| children = 2
| alma_mater = Morningside College (BS)
University of South Dakota (MA, EdD)
| website = [http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=789&ga=82 Official]
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Dave W. Mulder (born February 17, 1939) is an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 2nd District from 2005 to 2009.
Early life and education
Mulder was born in Alton, Iowa. He received his B.S. from Morningside College and his M.A. and Ed.D. from the University of South Dakota. Mulder also took graduate courses at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and the Wisconsin School of Business.
Career
Mulder has worked as a professor and coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa since 1981.
During his tenure in the Iowa Senate, Mulder served on the Senate committee on Agriculture, Economic Growth, Human Resources, and Education committee, where he was the ranking member. He was elected in 2004 with 24,433 votes, running unopposed.{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf|title=Canvass Summary - FINAL - ELECTION: 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)|date=December 6, 2004|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|access-date=July 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113213421/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=32551|archive-date=November 13, 2007|url-status=dead}} Mulder was not a candidate in the 2008 Iowa Senate elections, and was succeeded by businessman Randy Feenstra.{{Cite web|last=writer|first=Bret Hayworth Journal staff|title=Frustrated Mulder won't seek re-election|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/frustrated-mulder-wont-seek-re-election/article_f8ea4dde-c9e4-509d-aafa-3b2e812f24eb.html|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Sioux City Journal|date=4 March 2008 |language=en}}
During the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, Mulder endorsed Wisconsin governor Scott Walker.{{Cite web|last=Pfannenstiel|first=Brianne|title=Scott Walker announces Iowa endorsements|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/08/04/scott-walker-announces-iowa-endorsements/31140219/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}} Mulder later became a part of Walker's leadership team in Iowa.{{Cite web|title=Walker announces Iowa leadership team|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/politics/walker-announces-iowa-leadership-team-20150805|access-date=2020-07-10|website=The Gazette|language=en}}
Personal life
Mulder and his wife, Dorothy, have two children. They reside in Sioux Center, Iowa.{{Cite web|title=State Senator|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=82&personID=784|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.legis.iowa.gov}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061006125335/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=789 Iowa General Assembly - Senator Dave Mulder]
- [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=32738 Project Vote Smart - Dave W. Mulder] profile
- Follow the Money - Dave Mulder
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200612&c=417729 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200412&c=395696 2004] campaign contributions
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Category:Republican Party Iowa state senators
Category:American politicians of Dutch descent
Category:Morningside University alumni
Category:University of South Dakota alumni
Category:People from Alton, Iowa
Category:Northwestern College (Iowa) faculty
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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