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Don Davis
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 1st district
Assuming office
January 3, 2023
SucceedingG. K. Butterfield
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded byLouis Pate
Succeeded byKandie Smith (elect)
In office
January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byJohn Kerr
Succeeded byLouis Pate
Personal details
Born (1971-08-29) August 29, 1971 (age 53)
Snow Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseYuvonka Batts
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy (BS)
Central Michigan University (MS)
East Carolina University (MA, EdD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force

Donald Gene Davis (born August 29, 1971)[1] is an American educator and politician. He currently represents the 5th senate district in the North Carolina Senate. Davis was first elected to the post in 2008, representing Pitt, Wayne, and Greene counties. He was defeated for re-election in 2010, but ran and won a Senate seat for the newly redrawn 5th District in the 2012 election.[2][needs update]

Davis was first elected to the U.S. House in the 2022 elections.[3]

Early life and education

Davis was born in the town of Snow Hill. In 1989, Davis graduated from McArthur High School in Irving, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science in social sciences from the United States Air Force Academy. Davis earned a Master of Science in Administration degree with a concentration in general administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Arts in sociology degree with a concentration in social issues in regional development from East Carolina University. He also earned a Doctor of Education in educational leadership with a concentration in higher education administration from East Carolina University. Davis has completed courses in the Commissioned Lay Minister Program through the New Hope Presbytery, Presbyterian Church United States of America.

Political career

Elected mayor in 2001, Davis also served as chairman of the North Carolina's 1st congressional district Democratic Party. He filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1st district in 2004, but dropped out before the primary election.[4]

In 2005, Davis was reelected as mayor. On October 1, 2007, Davis announced plans to file for the North Carolina Senate District 5 seat. Davis was one of six Democratic candidates who filed for the seat held by retiring North Carolina Senator John Kerr III. He was the leading vote-getter with 36 percent of the vote in the May 6, 2008, primary election.

Short of the 40% margin required to avoid a second primary election, Kathy Taft of Pitt County called for a runoff. On June 24, 2008, Davis won the Democratic nomination after obtaining 63% of the votes in the second primary election. Davis faced North Carolina Representative Louis Pate, a Wayne County Republican, in the general election.

On November 4, 2008, Davis was elected to serve as the next senator for the Fifth Senatorial District of North Carolina, with 53% of the votes. His term officially began January 1, 2009.[5]

In a rematch of the 2008 election, Davis was defeated for re-election by Louis Pate in November 2010.[6]

Davis ran unopposed in 2016. He faced Pitt County District Attorney Kimberly Robb in November 2018, and defeated her, gaining re-election.[7]

Davis won the Democratic primary for the 2022 election for North Carolina's 1st congressional district, defeating Erica D. Smith.[3] He won the general election, defeating Republican Sandy Smith.

Committee assignments

  • Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
  • Appropriations on Education/Higher Education
  • Education/Higher Education
  • Health Care
  • Redistricting and Elections
  • Rules and Operations of the Senate
  • Select Committee on Nominations
  • Select Committee on Storm Related River Debris and Damage in NC

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Don Davis (R-North Carolina, 1st)". November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Daily Reflector
  3. ^ a b "Davis wins Democratic primary for 1st Congressional District". WITN. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  4. ^ News & Observer: U.S. Rep. Ballance resigns[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ News & Observer: Legislators began on January 1, technically Archived January 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ State Board of Elections: 2010 election results
  7. ^ Livingston, Ginger. "Robb running for NC Senate".
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