Background
Townsend, David R. was born on April 14, 1943 in Rome, New York, United States.
Townsend, David R. was born on April 14, 1943 in Rome, New York, United States.
He attended State University of New York Morrisville.
From 1966 to 1990, he worked as a police officer for different law enforcement agencies in Oneida County. He didn"t seek re-election in 2010, instead running for Sheriff of Oneida County, but he was narrowly defeated by Democrat Robert Maciol.
He entered politics as a Republican, and was a member of the New York State Assembly (115th Doctorate) from 1991 to 2010, sitting in the 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th and 198th New York State Legislatures.
Divorced; children: David R. III, Kimberly (Mistress Thomas).