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.
Dave helped improve the financial strength of the PERA retirement fund by $20 billion, from $40 billion up to $60 billion, which thousands of first responders and teachers rely on for their retirement security.