Rich David

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Richard C. David
Mayor of Binghamton, New York
In office
January 1, 2014 –December 31, 2021
Democratic Matthew Ryan3,66036.0%N/A
Working Families Matthew Ryan4064.0%N/A
TotalMatthew Ryan4,00640.0%N/A
Republican Rich David3,58935.4%N/A
Conservative Rich David3663.6%N/A
TotalRich David3,95538.9%N/A
Independence Douglas Walter Drazen2,05920.3%N/A
Turnout 10,157N/A

2013

In 2013, four years after he had lost to Ryan, David again ran for Mayor of Binghamton. In the Republican primary, David received 939 votes—61 percent—beating challengers Douglas Walter Drazen with 433 votes and Edward Hickey with 164 votes. [7] In the general election, David beat Democratic Binghamton City Councilwoman Teri Rennia by 6.79% and was elected Mayor of Binghamton. [6]

Binghamton, New York Mayoral Election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard C. David4,20647.02N/A
Democratic Teri Rennia4,07445.54N/A
Conservative Richard C. David6667.44N/A
Turnout 8,946N/A

2017

In 2017, Rich David ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence lines for reelection as Mayor of Binghamton. He was challenged by former Deputy Mayor Tarik Abdelazim, who ran on the Democratic and Working Families lines.

Binghamton, New York Mayoral Election, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard C. David5,13458.91TBD
Democratic Tarik Abdelazim3,57240.99TBD
Turnout 8,175TBD

Mayoralty

David was sworn into office as Mayor of Binghamton on January 1, 2014. [8]

Law enforcement

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. David restored seven officers in his first year in office. [9]

Infrastructure

In 2014, Binghamton's $7 million infrastructure plan improved more than 11 center line miles of city streets. In 2015, city was set to receive 15 miles of street improvements as part of a $8 million plan. [10]

In 2015, David initiated a $4 million plan to convert the city's roughly 7,000 streetlights to LED technology. [11]

Budget management

As part of David's push for municipal budget stability, his first budget included a 0.48 percent residential property tax increase, the second-lowest increase in 17 years. [12] [13]

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  2. 1 2 3 Robinson, David. "Rich David: Binghamton mayoral candidate goes 'back to basic'". pressconnects.com. Press & Sun-Bulletin.
  3. ↑ Rahman, Tania; Wilson, Geoffrey. "Binghamton Mayor Rich David comes to campus, discusses his ascent to city hall". bupipedream.com. Binghamton University Pipe Dream.
  4. ↑ "Meet Rich David, Republican candidate for Binghamton mayor" . Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "More revitalization in downtown Binghamton".
  6. 1 2 "Broome County Board of Elections" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Broome County Board of Elections" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "David takes oath for Binghamton Mayor".
  9. ↑ "An early look at Mayor Rich David's State of the City address".
  10. ↑ "State of the City: 'Binghamton is back in the game'".
  11. ↑ "First LED streetlight bulbs go up in Binghamton".
  12. ↑ Howe, Steve. "David pushes for budget stability in Binghamton". pressconnects.com. Press & Sun-Bulletin.
  13. ↑ "David proposes Binghamton budget with 0.5% tax increase". pressconnects.com. Press & Sun-Bulletin.
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