| David M. Stanley | |
| Term Start: | January 1973 |
| Term End: | January 1975 |
| Term Start2: | January 1959 |
| Term End2: | January 1965 |
| Office3: | Member of the Iowa Senate |
| Term Start3: | January 1965 |
| Term End3: | January 1969 |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | lawyer |
David Maxwell Stanley (September 9, 1928 – August 26, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Stanley was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1928, the son of C. Maxwell and Elizabeth Stanley. He attended the University of Iowa Law School and engaged in the practice of law.
Stanley worked as the Iowa field director for the United World Federalists.
Stanley served in the Iowa State Legislature from 1959 to 1969, when he resigned to run against Fred Schwengel. Stanley also served in the legislature from 1973 to 1975 as a Republican, first serving three terms in the state House, two in the Senate, and once again in the House.[1] [2] In 1974, Stanley ran to fill Harold E. Hughes senate seat but narrowly lost to John Culver.[3]
Stanley also helped create Iowans for Tax Relief and served as its chairman for a time.[4] [5]
Stanley married Jean Leu in June 1948.
He died on August 26, 2015.[6]