Opinion-Tribune: Congressional candidate Dave Dawson makes his pitch at town hall
Woodbury County prosecutor and former state representative Dave Dawson, Democratic Party candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, addressed multiple issues Monday evening during a town hall meeting at the Glenwood Public Library.
Dawson, who was born in Cherokee and raised in Washta, a town of less than 300 citizens known as the “Coldest Spot in Iowa,” told his audience that he would be a voice for rural America if elected to Congress.
Dawson said his priorities include improving mental health services in Iowa. He noted that Iowa currently ranks 49th nationally for in-patient mental health beds.
“Often times, our ERs are overrun for days with children waiting for beds,” he said. “We need to do better for our mental health services in the state.”