David Crowley

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David C. Crowley, hails from Cincinnati, OH. He is a member of the Democratic party, and serves on Cincinnati City Council. During his second term in office, he served as chair of the Community Development, Education and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, chair of the Internal Audit Committee, and was a member of the Finance Committee and the Neighborhood and Public Services Committee. More recently, he has been chosen to head up the Office of Environmental Management.

Crowley was elected in his first political candidacy in 2001 and was re-elected in 2003. In 2001, he came in seventh place; and in 2003, he finished ninth. (The top nine vote-getters win a seat on council.) In the 2005 city council election, Crowley finished fourth out of 32 candidates, retaining his seat.

Before winning the seat on Cincinnati City Council, Crowley had a successful career in management of agencies and programs providing social services, community action and capacity building in both domestic and international settings. He received a master’s degree in social work from Ohio State University and a master’s degree in international affairs from George Washington University. He served as executive of a national association representing the elderly. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Crowley directed international relief and development projects in West Africa, Nepal, Thailand, Romania, Croatia, and Bosnia. He also served as a manager in US Peace Corps in the Caribbean and Cameroon.