Full Name:
David McDevitt
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1957
Birth Place:
San Francisco, CA
Home City:
Vancouver, WA
JD, John F. Kennedy University, 2005-2009
MBA, San Francisco State University, 1983-1987
Bachelors, Business Information Systems/Marketing and Finance/Management, San Francisco State University, 1978-1983
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Washington, District 3, 2016
Member, Clark County Clean Water Commission, present
Attorney, Law Office of David McDevitt, 2013-present
President/ Owner, Forteos Group, Incorporated, 2009-2013
Senior Manager, Directv Broadband, 2001-2002
Senior Manager, NorthPoint Communication, 1999-2001
Applications Development, NorthPoint Communications, 1999-2001
Associate Director, Pacific Bell, 1986-1999
Application Developer, Triad Systems, 1980-1982
Reserves, United States Army, 1978-1981
Active Duty, United States Army, 1975-1978
Member, California Bar Association, 2013-present
Mentor, Fundraiser, Event Leader, Coach, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1995-present
Former Volunteer, United Way
Volunteer, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 1987-1995
Priority Issues:
Veterans Issues -- Increase VA Funding; Jobs for Veterans, Address Homeless Veteran Housing.
Seniors-- Improve and Enhance; Increase the Cap; Change the factor used in determining yearly cost of living increases.
Women's Issues -- Support Equal Pay; Support Pro-Liberty rights to privacy and personal decisions in Health; Support rights to marriage.
Labor -- Support and empower unions and collective bargaining; Protect worker rights.
Young Adults -- Reduce costs & Make education affordable; Expand educational opportunity.
Economy -- Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/Hr with index; Support Small Business Growth; Invest in Infrastructure; Support growth in Middle Class Jobs.
Transportation & Infrastructure -- Create Family & Prevailing Wage Jobs; Reduce traffic on I-5; Reduce Commute Times from Clark County to Downtown Portland to 30 MINUTES OR LESS Anytime of day.
Environment & Global Climate Change -- Climate Change is real; Reduce fossil fuel dependency; Oppose all projects that would harm the health of the people, food sources, or the environment. Protect national parks. Oppose Fracking because of poisoning of water; Support oversight & protection.