{"id":6,"date":"2021-03-12T05:48:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T05:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2021-09-30T03:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T03:52:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"About the Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefighter-and-EMT-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefighter-and-EMT-2.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefighter-and-EMT-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Firefighter-and-EMT-2-140x140.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><em>Dorchester County Council candidate, David Beverley II is the oldest of eight siblings who all reside on the Eastern Shore, Maryland<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">While residing in Dorchester county, he serves across the bridge, as a professional <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZnO6CwMw-ZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firefighter and EMT<\/a> in the Baltimore &#8211; Washington Metropolitan Area.  Prior to serving as a firefighter, David also served in County Corrections department as a Corrections Officer for the Caroline County Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oldest-of-Eight-Siblings.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"241\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oldest-of-Eight-Siblings.png 500w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oldest-of-Eight-Siblings-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oldest-of-Eight-Siblings-140x95.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>David Beverley II is the oldest of eight siblings who all reside on the Eastern Shore, Maryland<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"637\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dorchester-Veterans-Memorial.jpg\" alt=\"Maryland Veteran's Cemetery - Eastern Shore. MD\" class=\"wp-image-236 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dorchester-Veterans-Memorial.jpg 637w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dorchester-Veterans-Memorial-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dorchester-Veterans-Memorial-530x400.jpg 530w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dorchester-Veterans-Memorial-140x105.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:21px\"><em><strong>&#8220;My family instilled in me a love of country, freedom, and one\u2019s personal accountability and responsibility for their own actions.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming from a family of public servants:  His maternal Grandmother, (retired) LT Colonel of the United States Army, his Grandmother\u2019s husband, who served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War, his paternal Grandfather, who is a 26 year Navy veteran (retired) Master Chief of the United States Navy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His mother is currently serving in law enforcement as a Police Officer and his Step-Father served as a Fire fighter EMS for 27 years.  <em>&#8220;It is these values and character traits of hard-work, that have been instilled in me since birth and have carried me into adulthood, in my personal and professional life.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>&#8220;In my free time I enjoy working on my home, spending time with my family and working out in the gym which is a local, privately owned gym.  I also prefer to shop and support local farms and restaurants. Being from a family that has started and owned small businesses, I understand how essential it is to support our locally owned businesses.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>David graduated high-school in 2011 from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolinehs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Caroline high school<\/a>, in Ridgley, Maryland and has resided in Dorchester County since 2014. He is also an owner of a small business&nbsp; called Homestead LLC, located in Hurlock Maryland, which provides lodging through AirBnB for residents and travelers as they pass through the county. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/David-and-Jeep.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/David-and-Jeep.png 1024w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/David-and-Jeep-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/David-and-Jeep-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/dorchesterindependent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/David-and-Jeep-140x105.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><em>I enjoy riding around Dorchester County and meeting the good, hard-working people who live in the community. I would be honored to serve the people of Dorchester &#8211; District 5. You can help by voting &#8220;Independent&#8221; in 2022<\/em> &#8211; and you can help by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/biz\/fund?id=9J825SP86LX9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contributing to the effort<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorchester County Council candidate, David Beverley II is the oldest of eight siblings who all reside on the Eastern Shore, Maryland. 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