David is a life-long resident of Washington County Indiana.

David was the second youngest Washington County Council member ever elected and served on the County Council for eight years. He also served two terms as the Salem and Washington Township Assessor. As Assessor, he never requested an increase in his budget even though more than 67% of the county's assessed valuation was within his district.

As a local entrepreneur and merchant for over 30 years, he has demonstrated a winning combination of hard work and leadership. He pledges to capitalize on these attributes in his service to the City of Salem.

Based on his long-term experiences in a business and marketing environment, David brings a unique perspective of how city and county government can benefit greatly by working more closely together. He clearly understands that a healthy and growth-oriented business structure needs, and deserves, a partner in local government. He intends to facilitate that partnership and pledges to use every tool available to serve Salem's existing and future business needs.

David has been married to the former Jamie Bennett for 33 years and they have two children; son Ryan Bower and wife Stephanie have three children, Ethan, Lucas and Audrey; daughter Megan Bower-Cissna and husband Steve have two children, Andrew and Nicholas. Ryan is a local attorney and Megan is an employee of the Washington County Prosecutor’s Office.

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