David Brust Co-owner & Managing Partner for Rooster's Honky Tonk and the Eye St. Pub

Commercial Insurance Agent Clifford and Bradford Insurance

BOD of the Downtown Business Assocation/Treasurer for Omni Family Health 

Wife Lilian Sons Mark & Mikey Daughter Taylor 

Grandfather to Sophia (10) and Olivia (9)

Originally from Miami Florida moved to Bakersfield in 1/91 after graduation from UF.

Russell Johnson is a Bakersfield native. After obtaining his undergraduate at Bakersfield College, he transferred to the University of California Santa Barbara where he obtained his degree in history in 2001. Russell has extensive experience in government.  He has served as a District Representative for a local State Senator, Chief of Staff to a County Supervisor, Planning Commissioner, and Councilmember at the City of Bakersfield.  In 2010, Russell started the government affairs firm, Common Sense Consulting, a full-service government relations and public affairs firm where he helps clients with issues such as land entitlement, property tax assessment appeals, permits, and association management. Community service is a passion of Russell’s. He has served on many non-profit boards, including the Boys and Girls Club of Kern County, the Home Builders Association of Kern County, and BizFed Central Valley, to name a few. Russell and his wife Susanne were married in 2006, and together they are raising their sons, Benjamin and Ryan.