Dave Young

My name is Dave Young, and I’m the Colorado State Treasurer. I am a life-long Coloradan who never thought I would run for public office. I started out as an educator and got into politics because of my sister.
As a second-generation Coloradan, I am honored to serve as Colorado State Treasurer. After graduating high school, I spent time as a coder for a small programming company in Colorado Springs that performed DoD programming for NORAD. I then taught math, science, and technology in Greeley Weld 6 School District at Heath Junior High in Greeley from 1975 to 1999, where I met my wife, Mary. During my time there, I was active with the Greeley Education Association for twenty years and was proud to serve as President for the Greeley Education Association for two years.
After leaving K-12 public education, I worked for two years as an information architect with iXL, an international Web design firm. For nearly a decade, I returned to public higher education as a senior instructor for the Information and Learning Technologies program at CU - Denver.
I never planned to enter politics, but my younger sister is challenged with significant disabilities, and I could see the difficulties she had getting basic care. I learned my sister wasn't the only one struggling to get essential services and decided to run for office to fix a system that was taking advantage of the most vulnerable in our society.
I advocate for legislation that centers economic justice, including the Colorado SecureSavings Program. The Colorado SecureSavings Program is a retirement savings plan for private sector workers who currently do not have access to workplace retirement savings plans. The program offers an accessible retirement savings option to almost one million Coloradans and their families, more than 40% of the state’s private-sector workforce, who do not currently have access to a retirement savings account or plan at work.