David Ray Nagle (born April 15, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa.

In the 1992 election, Dave Nagle ran against and was defeated by fellow incumbent Jim Nussle.

[3] In November 2001, he announced he was running against Jim Nussle who was at the time was serving the 1st Congressional district of Iowa.

[4] He later lost in the state's Democratic Primary to Mayor Ann Hutchinson of Bettendorf, Iowa.

[citation needed] On August 5, 2011 he was inducted into the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame.