While at St. John Fisher College, David worked as a production intern at a local television station.
[2][3] 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.
[2] In 2002, David received his Master of Public Administration from Binghamton University while working at City Hall.
[8] One of David's major campaign promises was to increase the number of officers in the Binghamton Police Department which had been cut by 14 percent during the Ryan administration.
[9] In 2014, Binghamton's $7 million infrastructure plan improved more than 11 center line miles of city streets.