Dave is a native Coloradan who never thought that he would run for public office. He started his career as an educator, teaching math, science, and technology at Heath Junior High in Greeley for 24 years. He then went on to teach at CU Denver for another decade, and worked in the private tech sector for about 4 years.
As a member of the Joint Budget Committee, I have managed our state’s $30 billion budget for the past four years and am ready to manage the $7 billion in the Treasurer’s office. I was also chosen to be the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee where I worked to fund hundreds of bills that reflect our progressive values. In my seven years in the legislature, I passed over 120 bills, most with bipartisan support. As the only elected Democrat in Weld County, I gained experience running three challenging campaigns where dark money groups like the Koch Brothers and the big gun industry flooded hundreds of thousands of dollars into the race to beat me.