Election 2013: Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis is a candidate for Naperville City Council.

Name: Jeff B. Davis

Position sought: Naperville City Council

Campaign contact information—

• Website: www.electjeffbdavis.com
• E-mail address: jeffhills@sbcglobal.net
• Phone: 630.779.1047
• Address: 1408 Ada Lane, Naperville, Illinois 60540

Home address (only the town will be published): Naperville

Age: 57

Family (name, relationship and age): Wife, Brenda; Son, Andrew; Daughter Kristin 

Education (degree and school): MBA DePaul University, BA in Marketing North Central College

Occupation:
Vice President Sales Administration & Marketing
Phoenix Closures Inc.
1899 High Grove Lane
Naperville, Il 60540

Previous elected offices: Indian Prairie School District 204 School Board

Applicable experience qualifying you for the position:

• Naperville Public Library Trustee 2006-present
  • Current President 2012-2013
• Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee – Board of Directors 2009-2012
  • Board Chairman 2009-2011
• Rotary Club of Naperville South founding member 2008 – present
  • Past President
• Rotary Club of Naperville member 2006-2008
• Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce Board 2004-2006
  • Legislative Committee Chair
  • Washington DC delegation 2006 & 2011
• Indian Prairie School Board 2000-2003
• Naperville Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy  2002
• Naperville Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program  2001
• Served on three Indian Prairie School District referendum committees in the 1990’s which all passed

• What is the primary reason you are running for this office?
  • Solely for Public Service. I have no single issue nor do I have a hidden agenda.  I think my experience with the school board, chamber board, Rotary President and Library President serves me well on how this city operates and how a good functioning board should work. Since both my children have graduated college and moved out of the house, I do have the time. To do a good job on the council requires long hours reading the board packet at the kitchen table and as well as meeting with and listening to the residences.
• What will be your single most important priority if you get elected?
  • Fiscal Responsibility. The public wants to hear that we are spending their taxes in the priority areas and is not wasted. They want to know that we are trying to maximize the tax value.
• What sets you apart from the other candidates?
  • I believe I have more experience than any other non-incumbent candidate (see above).  
  • I’m a good listener. Phoenix Closures Customer Service department of 10 reports to me and daily I get involved with customer service issues.  I also served four years on the school board, and obviously dealt with a whole host of issues with parents and other stakeholders. It’s important to actually listen to people, even if they have a different opinion than you do. Sometimes they change your mind.
• How long have you lived in Naperville (if applicable, if not how long have you been involved with Naperville)?
  • My parents moved to Naperville in 1974 when I was 18. So I was here before they built Naperville North or the Fox Valley mall. I did go off to college and later transferred to Green Bay, WI; Pittsburg, PA; Atlanta, GA before I was transferred again in 1989. I deliberately came back to live in Naperville.
  • I’ve been involved in community service since the early 90’s.
• What's your favorite thing about Naperville?
  • This is an impossible question to pick the only one thing. The people here are very friendly, intelligent and have a spirit of volunteerism that maybe unprecedented anywhere else.

• The traffic. I’ve been asking that question since last fall, and almost everyone asks me to see what we can do to improve the traffic. Overall the residences are very happy with the city services.