I am married, and the father of six adult children, Hope, David Jr., Carolyn, Brian, Sean, and Erin, all of whom are college graduates, one six-year-old daughter, Kiara, and one three-year-old daughter, Lorraine. I am also a grandfather of four, Robert, William, Samantha, and Sara.

My engineering and small business experience prepares me for the job. I studied architecture at Pratt Institute, and then went to work as a surveyor. Afterwards I worked as a field engineer, responsible for construction supervision of highways and buildings. I joined CBS, becoming Manager of Planning and Cost Engineering, and supervised other engineers and architects. Following this value added experience of 20 years I worked another 20 years as owner of a commercial printing business.

I have been a Little League Manager, Big Brother, Assistant Scout Leader, School Advisory Council Member, and Sunday School Teacher. I am past president of the North Florida American Association of Cost Engineers, past member of the surveyor’s union, past elected member of a major party's executive committee, and past appointed member of a county sign advisory board. I am a current member of the PTO at Moore Magnet School and a Public Health Emergency Response Volunteer.

My Cutting-Edge platform for Clarksville includes:

Environment: Since much of our pollution is from vehicles, I will work to replace some of the city fleet with hybrid and convert others from gasoline to hydrogen. I will also encourage use of solar panels, tree planting, xeriscaping, spiral light bulbs, recycling, and reusable canvas grocery shopping bags.

Housing: I will support smart urban growth, defined by Wickipedia as, "... an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid urban sprawl; and advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, mixed-use development with a range of housing choices. Smart growth values long-range, regional considerations of sustainability over a short-term focus. Its goals are to achieve a unique sense of community and place; expand the range of transportation, employment, and housing choices; equitably distribute the costs and benefits of development; preserve and enhance natural and cultural resources; and promote public health."

Economic Development: I will encourage business relocations to our city by offering public investment in infrastructure having a direct impact on their bottom line. However, since companies often take tax incentives to move to one city and then move somewhere else, I will protect our residents by requiring businesses to return a prorated portion of incentives if they leave within the first ten years.

Taxation: I will work for more efficient use of your tax money, and a larger tax base from new business and personal relocations to our city. I will vote against all new taxes and all tax increases for our residents. I support the mayor's proposal to cap that salary, and I propose to cap councilor salaries.  Substantial savings would result from consolidation of city and county services.

My Principles of Leadership are: I will offer equal treatment and opportunities, and be receptive to all residents. I will reach out to residents for input on all legislation affecting them. Rather than larger or smaller government, I strive for better, more effective, government. I will hold monthly town hall meetings, and return all phone calls and e-mails.