EDUCATION
Ellensburg High School
Central Washington University, Bachelor of Arts in geography with an emphasis on land studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, Kittitas County Community Development Services Department
Planning Director, Kittitas County Planning Department
Owner, Taylor Consulting Group, specializing in land-use, water and agriculture issues, policy development and government relations
Owner, Taylor Angus Ranch
Co-owner, D Bar D Custom Fabricators

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Past Yakima County president and vice president, Washington Cattlemen’s Association
Member, Land Use Committee, Washington Cattlemen’s Association
Former member, Board of Directors, Cattle Producers of Washington
State chairman, Land Use Committee, Washington State Farm Bureau
Former member, Legislative Committee, Washington State Farm Bureau
Former board member, Yakima County Farm Bureau
Member, Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation, Class 28
Director, Government Affairs, Association of Realtors, Kittitas County, Yakima and Lower Yakima Valley

CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Cattle in the Classroom
4-H Beef Leader

AWARDS
Washington Farm Bureau Excellence in Agriculture
Washington Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

STATE GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
State Representative, appointed March 2009

PERSONAL
David and his wife, Molly, a title manager in Yakima, reside in Moxee with their children, Tiffany, 12, and Brock, 10.