Richard C. David
| Richard C. David | |
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| Mayor of Binghamton, New York | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew T. Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 14, 1976 Pittsford, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Allendale Columbia School |
| Alma mater |
St. John Fisher College (B.A.) Binghamton University (M.P.A.) |
Richard Claude "Rich" David (born May 14, 1976) is an American politician and current Mayor of Binghamton, New York.
David graduated from Allendale Columbia School in 1994. He then attended St. John Fisher College where he studied communications and political science. While at St. John Fisher College, David worked as a production intern at a local television station.
In 1998, David moved to Binghamton to start his career in journalism as a general assignment reporter for WBNG-TV. While covering local politics, he met then-Mayor Richard A. Bucci and became interested in public service. In 2000, Bucci appointed David as City Hall's Director of Community Relations, a position in the Mayor's Office that handled public information, media relations and constituent communications.
In 2002, David received his Master of Public Administration from Binghamton University while working at City Hall.
In 2004, David was appointed Deputy Mayor, a position that provides professional support and advises the Mayor in all matters related to the daily operation of city government. In 2006, David left local government as the term-limited Bucci administration came to an end. He was hired as public affairs officer at SUNY Broome Community College.
In 2008, David and his development firm Confluence Enterprises completed work restoring a historic downtown Binghamton building into a loft apartment where David now resides, investing $250,000 in the revitalization effort. In subsequent years, Confluence Enterprises has invested in various real estate holdings and businesses in Binghamton.
David first ran for Mayor of Binghamton in 2009, attempting to unseat incumbent Matthew T. Ryan. In the general election, David ran on the Republican and Conservative lines against Ryan, who ran on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, and third-party candidate Douglas Walter Drazen. David came in second place in the three-way race.
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