Hi, I’m Daves
My History and Family
Hello, I am Westminster Councillor David DeMott elected in 2017 and reflected in 2021. I am a Westminster native. I grew up in the Countryside neighborhood in Westminster near Standley Lake. My parents still live in the same home I grew up in with my three siblings. I am married with four children. My wife and I are raising our family in the same Standley Lake area less than a mile from the home I grew up in. I love the city of Westminster and I am honored to raise my family in it. I am a Vice President of IT and Systems working in the technology field for more than 25 years. I graduated from Westwood College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Network Management and have been working in that field since 2002. I also worked for many years adjunct instructor teaching computer classes at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. As with all aspects of my life and family, I think it is important to be involved in making a difference in our community and world. I have three teens and one adult child with my amazing wife Vanessa. Vanessa and I both enjoy time with our family and friends. I am a man of faith. I believe in the founding principles of this nation that all people are born with a natural right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We live in a nation of many people from many cultures with many beliefs and we need to celebrate that and protect the rights of all people to enjoy their journey of life, liberty, and search for happiness. We live in the greatest nation in the history of the world that has not always been perfect, but we always strive to do better and work forward from our past mistakes.
During my two terms as a Westminster Council member, I have listened closely to the residents who trusted me with the honor of representing their voices on the council.
We heard the stories of making hard choices between things like food and medicine or paying ever-rising water bills. I saw our neighborhoods go brown as people chose to let the lawn go to cope with the rising costs year after year. Hurting our neighborhoods and people’s property values. We heard this and we took action.
I voted to stop unreasonable water rates and worked to find a better path to fund our vital infrastructure and not break the backs of the community. In 2022 the charge I led resulted in a historic decrease in water rates and a restructure of the tiers to provide much-needed relief to our community.
Together we have fought uncontrolled growth of the top level of our city government and voted many times against the bloat we have seen at city hall. Over the last term, we have seen a City Hall that has reduced departments and restructured to be a more functional and efficient organization.
We gave our Police Officers a voice and a seat at the table allowing them to form a union. We have gone from dangerously high vacancy rates to one of the highest-staffed departments in the metro area with very low vacancy rates.
I have been honored to continue to advocate and vote to expand open space and park and rec programs. Whether it is expanding our current open space and facilities I will continue to advocate to provide and maintain our open space and parks as it is a big part of the quality of life our residents enjoy.
I have worked to have a fiscally responsible government, that listens to the will of We the People! During the last term, we reallocated millions to better fund our roads and prioritize our core services.
As I promised we have continued to prioritize well-funded and trained police and fire departments. We must support our first responders that keep this a safe city to live in.
To see our Council function and our city thrive, we need a public servant, not a politician. We need a servant leader who will work with all members of the council and stakeholders on every issue. I have that track record and am honored to work to earn your vote as the next Mayor of my hometown.
I have shown I will work to have policies that are guided by the best interest of the people. For water rates allow Westminster to be an affordable place to live while maintaining our vital infrastructure. To continue to ensure we deliver top-rate quality services, that police and fire show up when you call 911, that our streets are clear when it snows, that your tax dollars go to grow and maintain our parks and open space, and that we don’t have waste on government that does not benefit We the People!!!
With that, I ask that you support my election to the Mayor of Westminster and formally announce I will run for Mayor and continue to do what is in the best interests of Westminster and those who live here. I humbly ask for your vote.
So join me and together We the People will make government work for all of us and let’s get stuff done for our community!!
More about Dave.
- Community Involvement
- Elected to Council 2017
- Member of Citizen Police Academy Alumni
- Member of Citizen Fire Academy Alumni
- Member of Citizens on Patrol
- Board Member Butterfly Pavilion
- Former Board Member of Seniors’ Resource Center
- Former Board Member of Neighbors for Countryside Home Owners Group
- Former Board Member of Westminster 7:10 Rotary Foundation
- Member of the Historical Society
- Man of Faith