David Casiano is up for reelection, unopposed, for mayor of Parker and answered a questionnaire for YourHub.com. To read all of the candidate questionnaires,
click here.Name: David Casiano
Seat you are seeking: Mayor
Age: 59
Family: Wife, Susan; Daughter, Jennifer
Occupation: Current Mayor and Teacher at Lutheran High School of Parker
Hometown: Parker, CO
Your Web site: None
Favorite local place to hang out: Parker Public Library
What do you like most about living here?: The people
Interests & hobbies: Reading, Weight Training, Biking
Favorite TV show: Numbers
Favorite Web site: Cato Institute
People who inspired you (and how): Jesus Christ (He's
the boss), My Wife (she's the other boss), My Parents, deceased (hard working, God loving, humble),Vince Lombardi and Joe Torre (quiet strengths in leadership) Confucius (logic in dealing with and treating people)
How you have contributed to the community:
E-470 Highway Authority, Chairman 2007-present
Metro-Mayors Caucus, 2004-present
Denver Regional Council of Governments, Board Member, 2002-2007
Co-sponsored, organized, and implemented first Iraqi Youth Delegation to Parker, Colorado, 2007
Voted "Best Public Official" 2006, 2007, and 2008 by Parker Search Magazine
Voted "Best Public Official" for 2008 by DouglasCounty Living Magazine
The Denver/Baghdad Partnership 2003 to present, Board Member and co-founder
Parker Downtown Development Committee, Ex-Officio Committee Member 2007
DouglasCounty Higher Education Task Force, Ad-Hoc Business Committee Chair, 2006-07
The ColoradoHorsePark Economic Development Committee, Chairman, Parker, Colorado, 2005-2006
Exploratory Committee for the Native American Indian Historical Olympic Games, Chairman, Parker, Colorado, 2005-2007
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Successfully negotiated the contract to present the first Native American Historical Olympic Games to take place in Parker
Metro Parker Small Business Alliance, Parker, Colorado, Co-founder, 2005
Mayor's Crisis-Care Council, Parker, Colorado, Founder, 2005
Mayor's Inter-Faith Council of Parker, Parker, Colorado, 2005
Youth for Parker, Parker, Colorado, Founder, 2004-present
Parker Shares (Books and Toys with Mayor Lasater), Parker, Colorado, 2000-2002
Derby Hill HOA, Parker, Colorado, President, 1990-2002
Parker Toastmasters, Parker, Colorado, President 1990-1992
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Savvy Speakers, FDC, Greenwood Village, Colorado, President, 1999-2002
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Parker Toastmasters, Parker, Colorado, 2005-present
Parker Cultural Commission, Parker, Colorado, Chairman, 1992-1996
Savvy Speakers Toastmasters, Co-founder and President, 1998-2002
Various Parker Task Forces, Parker, Colorado, 1989-2000
What are the biggest issues facing your constituency now: Getting through this economic challenge. As a Town we will not only move forward with caution but with optimism. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche