David Carrington
David Carrington is an American businessman and politician from the state of Alabama. Carrington owns RacingUSA.com,[1] the country's largest NASCAR memorabilia website, and is a current county commissioner for Jefferson County. Carrington formerly served as a city council member on the Vestavia Hills City Council.[2] Carrington is also a candidate in the 2018 Alabama Gubnatorial race.[3]
Education[edit]
Carrington graduated from the University of Houston with an undergraduate degree in mathematics and a graduate degree in business administration.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Carrington has been married to Sonia Carrington since 1971. He has two sons with Sonia, both married. He has 7 total grandchildren between each of his sons.[4]
Business career[edit]
Prior to his ownership of RacingUSA.com, Carrington was the vice president of Parisian, a department store based out of Birmingham, Alabama. He was also president of WDC Systems, which would later merge into RacingUSA.[4]
Political career[edit]
Carrington served on the Vestavia Hills City Council for six years, spending his last four as council president. According to his website, Carrington has served on many boards, "including Samford University’s Board of Overseers, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, the Alabama City/County Management Association, the Executive Committee of the Jefferson County Republican Party, the Jefferson County Department of Health, the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Authority, the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, Leadership Birmingham, Leadership Vestavia Hills and the Vestavia Hills’ Chamber of Commerce."[4] Carrington announced his candidacy for the governorship of Alabama on May 8th, 2017 at Vulcan Statue in Birmingham.[5][6]
Time as County Commissioner[edit]
Carrington was elected to the Jefferson County Comission on November of 2010, and continues to represent its 5th district. During his time on the Comission, Carrington has had relative success in boosting the Jefferson County's economy. In 2011, Jefferson County filed what was then the largest municipal bankruptcy in United States history (surpassed only by Detroit in 2013.)[7][8] Carrington served as Comission President during his first term as commissioner, during which time the County filed and then was lifted out of bankruptcy. Following his election as Comission President, the Comission restructured, and made many large-scale changes that brought eventual economic growth to the region.[4]
2018 Gubernatorial Platform[edit]
Carrington launched his campaign to be Alabama's 2018 Republican candidate for governor under the slogan "David Carrington, A Governor 4Us. "Carrington's campaign stresses leadership, education, economic growth, and anti-corruption. The "4Us" in his slogan is meant to be recognized with his plan for the state, which he separated into the following 4 statements:[9]
- Unifying us with trustworthy leadership
- Upgrading education in and out
- Unlocking jobs in and up
- Untangling the mess in Montgomery.
This article is incomplete. (May 2017)
References[edit]
- ↑ "RacingUSA.com - Official NASCAR Merchandise". racingusa.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "Former Vestavia council member considering run for governor". VestaviaVoice.com. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "JeffCo Commissioner David Carrington running for governor". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "About David". David Carrington 4 Us. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "David Carrington enters Alabama governor's race". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington announces bid for Alabama governor". The Birmingham Times. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "One year ago Jefferson County emerged from bankruptcy. Did Wall Street fleece the County Commission?". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "Jefferson County – Commissioner David Carrington (District 5)". www.jccal.org. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "David's Vision for Alabama". David Carrington 4 Us. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
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