Dave Edwards (Wyoming politician)

David Richard "Dave" Edwards
Wyoming State Representative from Converse County
In office January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2008
Succeeded by	Richard Cannady
Converse County Commissioner
In office January 4, 2009 – February 1, 2012
Douglas, Wyoming, City Council member
In office 1995–2001
Personal details
Born	(1938-01-13)January 13, 1938 Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Died	Douglas, Wyoming, USA
Resting place	Douglas Park Cemetery in Douglas, Wyoming
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Glenda Edwards
Children	Scott Edwards of Burbank, California Mac Edwards of Taylorsville, Utah Brett Wehn of Idyllwild, California Tiffany Edwards Hunt of Pahoa, Hawaii Brenda Riordan of San Diego, California
Residence	Douglas, Wyoming
Alma mater	Naval Postgraduate School
Occupation	Retired United States Navy captain; businessman
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Battles/wars	Vietnam War, more than 200 combat missions

David Richard Edwards (January 13, 1938 – January 5, 2013) was an American politician and retired United States Navy officer.

Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Edwards graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He flew more than two hundred combat missions during the Vietnam War.

Edwards moved to Douglas in 1993 and was soon elected to the city council there and then as a commissioner of Converse County. He served in the Wyoming House of Representatives (2001-2008) as the Representative for District 6 as a Republican.

Edwards tendered his letter of resignation on January 6, 2012 to the Converse County Commission after diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease. He officially stepped down February 1. He suffered a stroke on December 26, 2012 and died ten days later, eight days short of his 75th birthday.