Experience

Dave has been a Snohomish County resident for 30 years and recently served as your State Senator and State Representative in the 44th District. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Government Administration and Special Elections Committees. In his last term he served as co-chair for the legislative Select Committee for Military and Veterans Affairs and Ranking Member of the Senate Early Learning, K-12 and Higher Education Committee. He also served as Chair of the Technology and Communications Committee, Vice-Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and has been a member of the Education, Higher Education, Transportation, Community Security Committee, State Government, Economic Development
and Financial and Insurance Committees.

Dave's interim task force/committee assignments included the WA Learns Commission, WA Elections Training and Certification Board, Capitol Projects Advisory Review Board, K-20 Technology Board and others.

He was a member of the National Council of State Legislators, American Legislative Exchange Council, and he served as an executive committee member of the Council of State Governments/West.

Dave recently retired after 25 years of service in the Washington Army National Guard. He was called to active duty during the 1st Persian Gulf War, following the crisis of September 11th and later spent one month in Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina
relief duty.

Dave's work for us in Olympia won numerous awards, including the Council of State Government's Henry Toll Fellow Award. He was one of only 23 state legislators in the country to earn this prestigious honor. Dave has repeatedly won the National Federation of Independent Business Guardian of Small Business Award and the Association of WA Business Cornerstone Award. He received the "Families Matter Man of Vision Award" from the United Way of Snohomish County and was recognized for extraordinary work in supporting affordable housing by the Manufactured Housing Communities of WA.