In this survey, the candidate answered the following questions:

• "Why are you running?"
  
  

• "Do you support the city’s tax cap and for what, if any, reasons would you support going over it?"
  
  

• "How can Rochester ease the burden on residential property taxpayers?"
  
  

• "How can the city further the affordability and availability of housing? Do you support efforts in the state legislature aimed at reducing local control of zoning rules and regulations?"
  
  

• "What can Rochester do to attract new small businesses and support the small businesses already in the city?"
  
  

• "Rochester purchased the old Care Pharmacy and nearby properties for more than $3.3 million. Do you agree with this purchase and what should Rochester do with the property it now owns?"
  
  

• "Short-term and long-term, what should the mayor/council do about the growing homeless population in Rochester?"
  
  

• "The Legislature has empowered cities to create “social districts” where outdoor drinking of alcoholic beverages is allowed. Do you support bringing social districts to Rochester?"
  
  

• "What else would you like voters to know about you?"

You can view the survey by clicking here.

Current Committee Assignments

Riverwalk - Chairperson

Planning Board - Active Membership

Experience¹ 

• Engineering Supervisor, Pratt & Whitney (36 years)

• Mayor, City of Rochester (2004 – 2006)

• Rochester City Councilor (1996 – 2022, 2024 - Present) 

View the Candidate's Responses in the 2023 Foster's Candidate Survey by Clicking Here!

Foster's 2021 Candidate's Questionnaire

Experience from Citizen's Count page: https://www.citizenscount.org/candidate/david-walker