Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Official Bio

Biography (from the LPNC website):

David Rollins was born in Highland Park, Texas and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Duke University in 1991 with a degree in economics, where he co-founded the libertarian-conservative newspaper "The Duke Review". He interned in the White House as a speech writer for Vice President Dan Quayle, at the Department of Commerce as a speechwriter for Secretary Robert Mosbacher, at the Cato Institute in Washington, and at the Institute for Humane Studies as George Mason University. He worked as a management consultant for Arthur Andersen / Accenture in Charlotte, where his first job was at Central Carolina Bank in Durham (now SunTrust). He later moved to New York to pursue a career in investment banking; he has held positions at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, JP Morgan/Chase, Fidelity Investments, and Credit Suisse First Boston. In 2004 he was chosen by Credit Suisse to help found their new Global Business Center in Research Triangle Park, which has grown to a staff of 1000 personnel. David is on temporary assignment in Zürich Switzerland until August 2008.

David is active in many community organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America (Troop 440, Durham), Preservation Durham, and Bayou Rescue (an animal welfare organization). He is a former board member of the Durham County Wildlife Club, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. Other philanthropic activities include the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and The Institute for Justice. David has been a member of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina since returning to the state in 2005.

David is married to Allison Kort, an attorney who teaches law at Duke. They have one daughter and are lovingly restoring the Cole-Couch House (1905), a contributing property in the Trinity Park Historic District north of Duke's East Campus.

My platform:

I am primarily concerned with helping the poor through the use of tax incentives. I would like to reduce the state income tax and eliminate the gas tax in NC. I am also concerned with suburban sprawl and the gentrification of the inner city, which I would rectify by ending corporate welfare for the road construction and real estate development interests. North Carolina needs more choice in education, including more charter schools and the use of vouchers in public education. We must stop annexation to fund the ever-thirsty coffers of local government.

I would like to reduce the state corporate income tax, and reduce fees for the registration of out-of-state vehicles to welcome those who have discovered what a great state this is for starting a business or retirement.

Contact information:
David C. Rollins
911 West Club Boulevard
Durham, NC 27701
dcrollins@gmail.com
(919) 994-4858

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