Quoth The Raven

Dave is the Republican Candidate for US Congress in PA-05. Dave grew up in Hamburg, NY. He was raised by his mother after his father was killed by a drunk driver before he was born. His mom is the driving force behind his desire to serve and fight for others, as she had fought for him. Coming from a family with a history of service dating to before the American Revolution, Dave wanted to pursue a military career from a young age. He obtained an appointment to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and began service as a Midshipman in July 2008. Dave graduated four years later ranked 6th in his class of nearly 1,200. He went on to obtain a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge shortly thereafter. At the time he was in college, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were at their fiercest. Dave wanted to put himself at the center of the fight by combating the enemy's weapon of choice - the Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Dave volunteered for one of the toughest Special Operations communities - Navy Explo