11 Facts About Dave Somers

David J Somers was born on 1953 and is an American politician and fisheries biologist serving as the Snohomish County Executive, an office he has held since 2016.

Dave Somers was employed as a fisheries biologist by the Tulalip Tribes from 1979 to 1997.

Dave Somers was elected on a platform of making real estate developers accountable for strains on infrastructure created by new housing in the county, including roads and schools.

Dave Somers was defeated in 2001 by Republican Jeff Sax, whose campaign called Dave Somers a "committed socialist" before retracting the statement.

Dave Somers campaigned again in 2005, facing Sax for his former council seat, and won by a narrow margin.

Dave Somers was re-elected to a third term in 2009, defeating Republican restaurant owner Steve Dana.

Dave Somers announced his candidacy for the county executive office in May 2015, challenging incumbent Democrat John Lovick, appointed to the position in 2013 after the resignation of Aaron Reardon.

Dave Somers won the general election and was sworn into office as the county's fifth executive in January 2016.

Dave Somers was elected the vice president of the Puget Sound Regional Council, a regional planning organization, in January 2016.

Dave Somers ran unopposed for his second term in the 2019 election.

Dave Somers played the tuba for two years, served as Drum Major for three years, and marched playing bass drum at the 1978 Rose Bowl.