Dwayne Alons

Dwayne Arlan Alons (October 30, 1946 – November 29, 2014) was the Iowa State Representative from the 4th District.A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999–2014. He was a retired 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.

Alons graduated from Boyden-Hull High School in 1964. He earned a B.S. degree in mathematics from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa in 1968, his M.S. degree in management from the University of Arkansas 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.

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 Adjutant General 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.

As of January 2013, 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.

*incumbent