Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 24; Republican Party

Political Experience: I have been an activist for better government for many years, and feel that I am very well informed on the many issues concerning both our state and the nation. In 1977, I needed to decide when to sell some property, so I checked on economic trends and was disturbed to learn how much damage government intervention was causing. I concluded that most programs and laws that exceed the above 'protection of rights' principle do more harm than good when all the side effects and violation of citizen's rights are included. That sparked my interest, so I checked on personal and social matters and came to the same conclusion. Since then I have been an ardent reader and investigator of many sources on government activity and analysis (think tanks, news, individuals).

I was the Libertarian candidate for US Congress in District CA-01 (Sonoma County and northward up the coast) in 1982 (won 3% of the vote), and as a Republican in 1984 (38%). Ronald Reagan wrote me a letter of endorsement and support.

Personal: Married with 2 adult children. First a resident of the Bay area (Palo Alto) in 1961, then Portola Valley until 1974. Lived in Saratoga 2000 to 2003. Now a resident of San Jose.

Education: BS Eng., Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, MI; MBA (Economics and Marketing), Santa Clara Univ., Santa Clara, CA.

Business Experience: a) Aerospace engineer 1958-64, b) Telecom sales, and management since 1965, including CEO of a 30-engineer wireless consulting firm, and cofounder of a venture capital funded data communications startup in San Jose in March, 2000.

Contact: Tel 408-979-0754, cell 408-568-2588, dave@joindavid.org