Dwayne Arlan Alons (October 30, 1946 – November 29, 2014) was an American politician. A Republican, he sat in the

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from 1999 to 2014, representing the 5th district until 2003, and the

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thereafter. He was a brigadier general in the Iowa Air National Guard and served as chief of staff at its headquarters. Alons died of cancer on November 29, 2014. He was succeeded in office by John Kooiker.

Education

Dwayne Alons was one of four siblings born to Gerrit Alons and Hattie Alons, née Tensen. Alons graduated from Boyden–Hull High School in 1964. He earned a B.S. degree in mathematics from Northwestern College in

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, in 1968, his M.S. degree in management from the

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in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1974, graduated from the Air Command and Staff College correspondence program in 1984, completed the National Security Management Course in 1987, and graduated from the Army War College 1990.

Military service

Alons was the chief of staff at the Iowa Air National Guard Headquarters. He was responsible for ensuring that units of the Iowa Air National Guard are organized, manned, equipped, trained, and ready to accomplish their assigned state and federal missions. He served as principal advisor to the Assistant

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on matters pertaining to Guard. Alons' military career began in 1969, when he received a commission through Officer Training School. He served as a command pilot, with more than 3,860 flying hours in the F-4, F-100, A-7, and F-16.

Legislative career

, Alons served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Judiciary Committees. He also served as the chair of the Veterans Affairs committee and as a member of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. Alons died in office on November 29, 2014, of cancer.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Representative Dwayne Alons
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' *
Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Profile
at ''Iowa House Republicans'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alons, Dwayne Arlan Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 1946 births 2014 deaths Northwestern College (Iowa) alumni University of Arkansas alumni United States Air Force generals People from Hull, Iowa Deaths from cancer in Iowa Deaths from kidney cancer Iowa National Guard personnel