Dave Turnquist is a candidate for Mayor of La Porte, Texas. He has been a teacher in La Porte since 1994, an adjunct professor at San Jacinto College, a real estate broker, and an active member of the community. Dave has been the voice of the La Porte Bulldogs for 16 seasons and was a coach for many years. Each year as a government, economics, and law instructor, he encourages his students at La Porte High School to attend and observe city council and school board meetings.
Dave has been involved in many community activities in La Porte including sponsoring the Sylvan Beach Festival and pageant contestants, serving as President of La Porte Main Street Association and Director of the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce, as well as sponsoring little league and high school teams, and helping build a Habitat for Humanity house in La Porte. Dave is an Eagle Scout and was also honored by the La Porte City Council. To learn more about Dave's involvement with the government, schools, and citizens of La Porte as well as how he would serve the people of La Porte as mayor, please visit the links below.
August 5 was Meet the Candidates Night at City Hall. Dave was there to meet and talk with the people of La Porte. Click this link to go to a page containing to his responses to questions from the voters in the mayoral forum.
See the proclamation declaring David Turnquist Day in La Porte
Information about Dave in the Bay Shore Sun
Dave created and maintains La Porte's number one web site - LaPorteTexas.Net
Contact Dave via email
Congratulations to Luis Rigby, winner of the Mayor's race and Jay Martin, who was elected to the city council District 5 seat!
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