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 State Treasurer, Dave identified funding that was used to make $2.4 billion in infrastructure improvements, and he set-up a new, $250 million small business loan program to help Colorado grow and recover into a strong economy.