Building the city we deserve.
After years standing up for our community as a citizen, I'm ready to stand up for our community as a commissioner.
2024 Johnson City Citizen Survey
Our community deserves better.
Neighbors feel unheard, and it's time to address it.
Source: 2024 Taxpayer Funded Johnson City Community Survey
Leaked by Dave Adams, released to the public after backlash.
The Platform
Three priorities. Real results.
1. Rebuild Trust
Ask the uncomfortable questions, host resident roundtables, and proactively seek input on the decisions that impact you. The community will have a seat at the table.
2. Strengthen Small Business
Data driven decisions that support local ownership, local success, and local identity.
3. Address Housing Costs
Real oversight on Short Term Rentals, emphasis on Tennessee affordable housing initiatives, and a mission to keep the pathway to homeownership obtainable for working families.
Track Record
A citizen who shows up. Every time.
I am a community advocate first. Always have been, always will be.
Charter Amendment Opposition
Educated voters and rallied community voices against four transparency-reducing Charter Amendments. All four amendments were rejected.
Hurricane Helene Response
Assisted at a temporary rapid response community center (South Central).
Sean Williams Accountability Awareness - Early Stages
Worked with national news organizations and grassroots media to amplify a unified message of accountability and justice for victims.
Sean Williams Accountability Awareness - Later Stages
After radio silence from the city, I helped organize a coordinated community response demanding accountability. To this day, internal investigations remain frozen.
Bitcoin Mining Resolution
Authored a community resolution outlining sensible, data-driven ordinance changes necessary to protect our community from the harm of unregulated Bitcoin Mining.
Bitcoin Mining Awareness and Response
Spoke to residents, met with Commissioners, and stood with the Coalition against Bitcoin Mining to prevent the construction of a 25-45MW mining facility on Buffalo Mountain. The city entered a 1-year moratorium on Data Center build-outs and pledged to rewrite ordinances.
Community Survey - Leak
Published the 2024 Community Survey results, a tri-annual taxpayer funded survey that the city quietly declined to publish. Two weeks later, the city reluctantly released the results to media.
Bar Hours Ordinance - Leak
Published city emails outlining the details of the city's Bar Hours ordinance, giving businesses and residents an additional week to prepare a response.
Community Town Hall
Negotiated in good faith with the city, community leaders, and active voices to facilitate real dialogue on unscripted questions as moderator of our first Community Town Hall.
Bar Hours Ordinance Awareness and Response
Met with the City Manager, engaged with residents, and stood in good faith with the Small Business Community impacted by the city.
Flock Security Roundtable
Engaged with JCPD and Flock leadership to outline data-driven concerns, recommendations, and demands with the adoption of Flock security infrastructure.
Mayor Hunter Accountability
First public figure to call for the resignation of Mayor John Hunter after a viral video depicted an incident of severely impaired driving.
City Commission Appointment Application
Entered the arena as an applicant for the vacancy left by the resignation of Mayor John Hunter.
Richard Tucker Accountability
Photographed and spoke on the record at Ethics Complaint Hearing regarding threats made by a sitting County Commissioner toward a constituent at an open meeting.
Depleted Uranium Processing Awareness
Spoke against rezoning for environmentally dubious depleted uranium processing in our neighboring community. Accidentally went viral for it.
Bitcoin Mining - Closing the Loop
Red-lined the proposed Bitcoin Mining ordinance changes, ensuring maximum community protection from harmful enterprises.
What Comes Next?
“Local government should be open, responsive, and focused on results.”
Dave is a software engineer, husband to Jessica, and father to Bash and Charlotte.
His family relocated to the region after Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago and has called Johnson City home ever since.
No political family. No real estate interests. Just a neighbor who gives a damn.
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