David G. Lawson (born October 29, 1946) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware Senate, where he has represented the 15th District since 2011.
[1] Lawson was born on October 29, 1946, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and raised on a farm in the Allegheny Mountains.
[2][3] Lawson enlisted in the United States Air Force and completed a tour of duty in Vietnam before being honorably discharged in 1969.
He retired in 1992 and served as a Delaware State Police Range Instructor and as the Lieutenant of the Special Operations Response Team.
[5] Muslim leaders and others in Delaware condemned Lawson's comments and described them as Islamophobic.