Dave has made a life out of fighting for working people in our community. Born and raised here by unionized teachers, Dave graduated from Middletown High School. After completing graduate school, he quickly got to work organizing our neighbors to demand better from our local government. He served as a founding member and organizer for the Dauphin County Young Democrats before working on Governor Wolf’s first campaign in 2014.

In 2015, Dave became a card-carrying member of AFSCME through his job with the PA Department of Revenue. He later became a local union leader, taking on various roles with the Harrisburg United Way and PA AFL-CIO, working to improve wages and benefits for working families like the one who raised him.

He first ran for office on Harrisburg City Council in 2017. There, Dave served as Chair of the Community and Economic Development and Public Works committees, fighting and winning to make greater investment in infrastructure projects that fixed potholes, invested in green spaces, and improved local services such as trash collection.

Dave ran for State Representative in 2022 to elevate the issues faced by our community to state government. Since then, he has represented us in the State House by working to lower the cost of living, fully fund our public schools, and make healthcare affordable. He’s led the way in the battles that matter to our community – from sponsoring common sense gun reform and supporting our law enforcement and first responders, to protecting good-paying union jobs in the district.