Ed Fallon
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 66th district |
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In office 1993–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Sherzan |
| Succeeded by | Ako Abdul-Samad |
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March 1, 1958 Santa Monica, California |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Children | Two adult children. |
| Residence | Des Moines, IA |
| Alma mater | Drake University |
Ed Fallon is an American politician from the State of Iowa. He was previously a Democratic candidate for Governor of Iowa and the U.S. Congress, and served as a member of the Iowa General Assembly from 1993 to 2006.
The son of a member of the U.S. military, Fallon was born in Santa Monica, California in 1958, but spent the majority of his formative years living in Saugus, Massachusetts. After two years at Marlboro College in Vermont, he spent several years traveling around Europe, Canada, and the Middle East. At one point, having exhausted his financial resources, he was homeless for a time before returning to the United States. During his travels, he acquired some fluency in Spanish and French. He knows how to play seven musical instruments, including the guitar, the accordion, the Irish whistle, and the piano.
Upon returning to his native country, he moved to Iowa, where he attended Drake University between 1985 and 1987, earning a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Fallon also worked as a field canavasser for Iowa Citizen Action Network during this period. After graduating from Drake, he became a community organizer in the inner city of Des Moines, the result of his opposition to the then-dominant policies of President Ronald Reagan and other conservative Republicans. Fallon founded the Des Moines Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament which ultimately became Clarion Alliance, a non-profit focusing on peace and conflict resolution issues.
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