I have been a resident of the City of Davenport since 1972. My wife and I began our life together at Marycrest University in Davenport. Since that time I have been proud to be a member of this community. In the past 23 years there have been many changes in this city, some very positive, some not, but in the past several years I have found it disheartening that the negative affects can be seen primarily in the neighborhoods, and what was once the stable business corridors of the city. I have chosen to run for 5th ward alderman to see if I can bring my life experiences, business experiences, and love of my neighborhood and the 5th ward to affect positive changes in areas that have seen so much distress. Read more about my experience in the About Doug section, and my concerns in the priorities section. One of the things that I love about Democracy is we all have great ideas, and I would be more than happy to hear yours, feel free to contact me.

My name is Doug Cunningham. I was born in 1956 in Des Moines Ia., and attended middle school in Clinton, Iowa until moving to Davenport in 1972. I graduated from West High School in 1974., and started my college career at Palmer Jr. College where I was not only Student Senate President, but I was also the first male cheerleader in local colleges. After finishing at Palmer Jr. College I joined the workforce and the family business in 1976. I started off as a laborer framing in homes and installing pools and worked my way up to managing the factory on South Rohlf St. At 21 yrs old I learned that this was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I then returned to school at Marycrest College, where I met the best thing that ever happened in my life, and a woman who possessed my same love for life, my wife Patti. We are now entering our 27th year of marriage. Patti and I have been blessed with 5 children and 3 grandchildren. They have been the driving force of our family. After completing my education at Marycrest I was fortunate enough to be hired as a staff member of the John Connelly for President Campaign. After an unsuccessful bid for the presidency I left politics and pursued a career in sales. In 1989 I was promoted to sales manager and have held that position ever since. As residents of the Central City my family and I have been neighborhood activists since the early 90’s. Early on I was a member of the East Bluff Neighborhood Association, and my wife served on East Bluff’s Crime Committee. I then moved on to Program Services Committee at Neighborhood Housing Services in 2003. In 2004 I was elected to my present position of Chairman of the Board of Neighborhood Housing Services of Davenport, where I have been proud to represent the neighborhood. As 5th ward alderman, I will be extending my neighborhood activist role within the City Government and will faithfully represent my constituents. I am proud to be a nominee for this seat on the Davenport City Council, and would like to thank all of you for your support!