The Daily News editorial board today announced its endorsement of David for Kelso City Council. After meeting with him earlier in the month, the editors felt David was a "quick study" and "an agent of responsible change," admonishing Kelso voters that they "would be ill-served by putting any of his three challengers in his at-large seat."

As voters begin to receive their primary ballots in early August, the paper appears to encourage David's election not only in the primary, but also in the general election taking place in November. Interestingly, this site agrees with their assessment!

When the airport board recommended one candidate for FBO operator in 2006, the council learned a second candidate was only percentage points behind the leader in a process that was rather subjective. David asked that the council be given the information they need to make an educated decision on the candidates, and called out staff for denying his requests. In a tight decision, the council voted 4-3 to investigate the candidates further. At that point, one candidate chose to withdraw rather than provide the requested information to the council.

In a multi-jurisdictional summit about a possible senior/recreation center, David advised the group against shoving tax increases down the voters' throats, as quoted in this TDN article. David supports the idea of a new senior center, but not a multi-million dollar recreational facility that would compete with area businesses and the YMCA.

Looking ahead to the growth that Kelso is experiencing, David advocated increasing staffing in the planning department in this TDN article. The development of key projects in Kelso has been challenged by staffing shortages.

In September 2006, David was recognized by the national publication CPA Technology Advisor as one of the top 40 CPAs under the age of 40. David was recognized for his current leadership in the field of public accounting, and the role he appears ready to assume in guiding the profession into the future.

This TDN article introduced David's blog to the Kelso citizens.

When the city first considered using its riverfront property for sports fields, David suggested that it may be advantageous to reserve the parcel for development, speculating that the value to the city could exceed $1 million. Staff had estimated the value at approximately $400,000. Exactly one year after the initial story, the city did receive offers from developers wishing to purchase the prime property for condominium development, and the eventual sales price? It was in excess of $1 million.