Glenn Davis (politician)
Glenn Davis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 84th district | |
| In office January 8, 2014 – April 24, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sal Iaquinto |
| Succeeded by | Nadarius Clark (redistricting) |
| Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Rose Hall district | |
| In office January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Reba S. McClanan |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Kane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Glenn Ray Davis Jr. October 19, 1973 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Chelle Davis |
| Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Website | www.glennrdavis.com |
Glenn Ray Davis Jr. (born October 19, 1973) is an American politician from Virginia. Davis served as a member of the Republican Party representing the Virginia House of Delegates 84th district. He resigned on April 24, 2023 to serve as director of the Virginia Department of Energy.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Glenn Davis was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia.[2]
He attended George Mason University 1991 to 1993 and received a B.A. in economics there. He enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Masters program from 2007 to 2010 with a concentration in organizational leadership.[3]
Political career
[edit]Davis was elected to City of Virginia Beach City Council - Rose Hall District on November 4, 2008[4] defeating an incumbent first elected 28 years prior.[5] Davis was re-elected to the city council on November 6, 2012.[6]
Davis was elected to the House of Delegates in the November 2013 elections.[7] Davis serves on the Education, Transportation, and General Laws Committees. Davis is also Vice-Chairman of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) and chaired its Cybersecurity and Blockchain subcommittees. He is also a member of the Business Development, and Virginia Tourism Caucuses.[8]
In March 2016, Davis announced that he was joining the race for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.[9] Davis began travelling the state of Virginia campaigning on the message of "Make Virginia #1 Again for Business and Job Growth". His platform was on tax reform, easing regulations on small businesses, modernizing education and creating 21st century jobs. During the campaign for Lieutenant Governor Davis traveled to Estonia to help look at bringing technology jobs to Virginia and traveled to Academic Institutions to look at broader uses for Virginia coal. Davis lost the Republican primary for Virginia Lieutenant Governor taking 3rd place on June 13, 2017.[10]
Davis ran again to be re-elected to his delegate seat and won on November 7, 2017.[11]
In September 2019, Davis listed a $44,000 in-kind contribution from the Democratic Party of Virginia on his campaign finance report, which nearly doubled his reported fundraising for the month of September. His campaign stated that "unethical, dishonest" Democratic mailers against him actually backfired and were beneficial. DPVA spokesman Grant Fox called the move a "gimmick."[12][13]
Davis won his November 5, 2019 re-election.
On September 10, 2020 Davis announced he would again seek the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
In 2022, Davis was promoted to chair of the Education Committee.[14]
Electoral history
[edit]| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Council, Virginia Beach City - Rose Hall | |||||
| Nov 4, 2008[4] | General | Glenn R. Davis | Independent | 78,923 | 52.86 |
| Reba S. McClanan | Independent | 69,992 | 46.88 | ||
| Write Ins | 378 | ||||
| Nov 6, 2012[6] | General | Glenn R. Davis | Independent | 82,783 | 57.3 |
| Davis M. McCormick | Independent | 60,996 | 42.2 | ||
| Write Ins | 807 | ||||
| Virginia 84th District House of Delegates | |||||
| Nov 5, 2013[15] | General | Glenn R. Davis | Republican | 10,101 | 57.3 |
| Brent M. McKenzie | Democratic | 7,476 | 42.4 | ||
| Write Ins | 38 | ||||
| Sal Iaquinto did not seek re-election; seat stayed Republican | |||||
| Nov 3, 2015[16] | General | Glenn R. Davis | Republican | 6,810 | 93.5 |
| Write Ins | 476 | ||||
| Virginia Lieutenant Governor | |||||
| June 13, 2017[10] | Primary | Jill H. Vogel | Republican | 151,880 | 42.8 |
| Bryce Reeves | Republican | 141,888 | 40.0 | ||
| Glenn R. Davis | Republican | 60,998 | 17.2 | ||
| Virginia 84th District House of Delegates | |||||
| Nov 7, 2017[11] | General | Glenn R. Davis | Republican | 10,819 | 51.65 |
| Veronica R. Coleman | Democratic | 10,080 | 48.12 | ||
| Write Ins | 48 | ||||
| Virginia 84th District House of Delegates | |||||
| Nov 5, 2019[17] | General | Glenn R. Davis | Republican | 10,577 | 51.16 |
| Karen Mallard | Democratic | 10,078 | 48.74 | ||
| Write Ins | 21 | ||||
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2014, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce named Glenn "Freshman Legislator of the Year" for his leadership promoting private sector job growth during his first session in the Virginia General Assembly.[8]
In 2015, the Virginia Chamber awarded Glenn their Economic Competitiveness Award and Small Business Advocate Award for his legislation protecting small businesses from costly mandates and helping entrepreneurs attract equity investments.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Glenn and his wife, Chelle Davis, live in Virginia Beach and are both active in community and charitable efforts throughout Hampton Roads.
References
[edit]- ^ "Del. Glenn Davis resigns early to become lead of VA's Department of Energy". WAVY.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Virginia House History (2021).Glenn R. Davis, Jr. Archived April 29, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ linkedin.com/in/glenn-davis-a47270150. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "November 4, 2008 General and Special Elections City of Virginia Beach - Official Result" (PDF). City of Virginia Beach. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "McClanan's defeat means loss of 'lone dissenter' on Virginia Beach council". Virginia Pilot. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "2012 City Council General Election - Virginia Beach Rose Hall Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Applegate, Aaron. "Election | Davis claims win in the Virginia House 84th". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Glenn R. Davis". Unknown. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia Del. Glenn Davis to run for lieutenant governor". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "June 2017 Republican Primary Official Results". VPAP. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 House of Delegates General Election - District 84 Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Davis for Delegate - Glenn". vpap.org. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "A Virginia Beach Republican says Democrats gave his campaign $44,000. Here's what's going on". pilotonline.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "House of Delegates Committees". Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "2013 House of Delegates General Election - District 84 Official Results". VPAP. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2015 House of Delegates General Election - District 84 Official Results". VPAP. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Election Results: November 5, 2019". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.