John Dawson

John Dawson is a candidate for State House District 45 Primary Election in 2026 in Alabama State House District 45, Alabama.

Candidate for Alabama House of Representatives District 45 in Leeds, AL, AL

Also running: Toni Kornegay Vaughn, Susan Dubose.

John Dawson is a Republican candidate running for election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 45 in the 2026 election cycle. He will be on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 19, 2026, challenging incumbent Susan DuBose. A key policy position for Dawson is his support for congressional term limits; he has signed a pledge committing to co-sponsor, vote for, and defend a resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress, if elected to the state legislature. Dawson previously ran for Mayor of Leeds, AL in 2020. He is currently out of office.