{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jon Dunwell | image = Jon Dunwell.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2023 | office = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | term_start = October 12, 2021 | predecessor = Wes Breckenridge | constituency = {{ubl|29th district (2021–2023)|38th district (since 2023)}} | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} | birth_place = St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = {{marriage|Christie|August 4, 1990}} | children = 2 | website = {{ubl|{{URL|https://jondunwell.com/|Campaign website}}|{{URL|1=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=32165|2=Representative Jon Dunwell}}}} }}
'''Jon Dunwell''' is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 38th district.
In October 2021, Dunwell was elected in a special election to succeed Wes Breckenridge.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Braunschweig|first=Christopher|date=October 12, 2021|title='DUN' DEAL: Jon Dunwell elected to Iowa House District 29, unofficial results say|url=https://www.newtondailynews.com/news/local/2021/10/13/dun-deal-jon-dunwell-elected-to-iowa-house-district-29-unofficial-results-say/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Newton Daily News|language=en}}</ref> Dunwell's win on October 12, 2021, over Newton City Councilman Steve Mullan flipped the 29th Iowa House district seat to Republican from Democrat in the special election.
== Background == ===Early life=== Dunwell was born in 1966 in St. Cloud, Minnesota and was raised in Shakopee.<ref name="iowa leg bio">{{cite web|title=Representative Jon Dunwell|website=The Iowa Legislature|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=32165|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
He attended Bethany Global University and Crown College (Minnesota).
===Career=== Prior to entering politics, Dunwell worked as a pastor in Orlando, Florida and Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gruber-Miller|first=Stephen|date=October 12, 2021|title=Republican Jon Dunwell wins special Iowa House election in Newton|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/12/jon-dunwell-steve-mullan-special-iowa-house-election-results-newton-jasper-county-wes-breckenridge/6055836001/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}</ref> He also worked as the vice president of two financial services firms. He later relocated to his wife's hometown of Newton, Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Braunschweig|first=Christopher|date=October 4, 2021|title=HD29 Candidate Q&A: Jon Dunwell|url=https://www.newtondailynews.com/news/local/2021/10/04/hd29-candidate-qa-jon-dunwell/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Newton Daily News|language=en}}</ref>
Dunwell was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in an October 2021 special election, succeeding Wes Breckenridge in the 29th district.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-13|title=Republican Jon Dunwell wins District 29 special election|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/republican-jon-dunwell-wins-iowa-house-district-29-special-election-jasper-county/37942739|access-date=2021-10-14|website=KCCI|language=en}}</ref>
Dunwell will retire at the end of the 2026 Legislative session, and gave his retirement speech at the Iowa House of Representatives on April 7th.
===Personal life=== Dunwell married his wife, Christie, on August 4, 1990. Together, they have two sons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jon Dunwell's Biography|website=Vote Smart|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/190976/jon-dunwell|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref><ref name="iowa leg bio"/> He is the Director of outreach and engagement at the Family Leader and pastor of Gateway Church Monroe.
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