Lincoln Davis
Lincoln Davis | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Van Hilleary |
Succeeded by | Scott DesJarlais |
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 12th district | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Preceded by | Anna Belle Clement O'Brien[1] |
Succeeded by | Tommy Kilby[2] |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
In office 1980–1984 | |
Preceded by | Robert T. Beaty[3] |
Succeeded by | Leslie Winningham[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | Lincoln Edward Davis September 13, 1943 near Tennessee Tech University |
Lincoln Edward Davis (born September 13, 1943) is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[5]
Early life, education and career
Davis has spent most of his life in
Early political career
Davis began his political career in 1978, when he was elected
While in the
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee assignments
- Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Committee on Science and Technology
- Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
- Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Caucus membership
- Caucus to Control Methamphetamine
- Congressional Rural Caucus
- Blue Dog Coalition
Davis is a moderate Democrat by Tennessee standards, but a conservative Democrat by national ones. Davis made headlines for his opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment. He is also known for his opposition to bailing out Wall Street and cap-and-trade legislation. Davis spent time focusing on funding abandoned coal mines in Tennessee. He has supported efforts to fund long-term care for senior citizens and has advocated new domestic violence legislation.[citation needed]
He
Political campaigns
2002
Midway through his second term in the State Senate, in 2002, Davis ran for the Democratic nomination in the 4th District when four-term Republican incumbent Van Hilleary gave up the seat to make what would ultimately be an unsuccessful run for governor. This time, he narrowly won the primary against a self-funding opponent, Fran Marcum of Tullahoma, who spent nearly $2 million in the race.[10] He went on to win a hard-fought battle in the general election, narrowly defeating Republican Tullahoma Alderman Janice Bowling, 52%-47%; Bowling was Hilleary's district director.[11]
2004
Davis was reelected in a 2004 rematch against Bowling with slightly less difficulty, 55%-44%.
2006
Davis faced nominal opposition in 2006. Although the 4th was not considered safe for either major party, its size (it stretches across two time zones and five television markets) made it very difficult to unseat an incumbent.[12]
Davis defeated Republican Kenneth Martin, 67.5%-32.5%.
2008
Davis did not make an endorsement of the candidate in advance of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Hillary Clinton won the primary in his district by a significant margin,[13] and John McCain outran Barack Obama there by 29 percentage points.[14]
In the
2010
Davis was considered a possible candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 2010.[16] However, he announced that he had decided not to seek that office in January 2009, and instead ran for reelection to his House seat.[17]
In the 2010 congressional race, Davis was challenged by Republican Scott DesJarlais. Also on the ballot were independents Paul H. Curtis, James Gray, Richard S. Johnson, and Gerald York. DesJarlais won 57.1% of the vote to Davis's 38.6%--the third-largest margin of defeat for a Democratic incumbent in the 2010 cycle, the first time an incumbent had been unseated since the district's creation in 1983, and the first time since 1974 that an incumbent congressman in Tennessee lost a general election.
Voting incident
In the wake of Tennessee passing a strict
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN Senate 12 Race - Nov 05, 1996".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN State Senate 12 Race - Nov 07, 2000".
- ^ "Tennessee 91st General Assembly".
- ^ "Tennessee House Member, 94th General Assembly".
- ^ "Issue One – ReFormers Caucus". Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Tennessee House Member, 93rd General Assembly".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Lincoln Davis".
- New York Times Magazine, 2002-09-15.
- ^ clerk.house.gov http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll223.xml. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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(help)[title missing] - ^ "Marcum Endorses Lincoln Davis". 15 August 2002.
- ^ Christian, Nichole M.; Cushman, John H. Jr; Day, Sherri; Dillon, Sam; Lewis, Neil A.; Pear, Robert; Pristin, Terry; Shenon, Philip; Steinberg, Jacques (6 November 2002). "The 2002 Elections South Tennessee". The New York Times.
- ^ Collins, Michael (December 19, 2009). "Experts say Tennessee is key for Republican efforts nationwide". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- ^ "Davis honored by anti-abortion Democrats at convention". Chattanooga Times Free Press. August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ a b McArdle, John (Dec 22, 2009). "Rating Change Signifies Challenge to Tenn.'s Davis". CQPolitics.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-26.
- ^ Munger, Frank (January 7, 2009). "Lincoln Davis takes Energy & Water Subcommittee seat". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Davis, of 4th District, will run for governor". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ Wang, Herman (2009-01-29). "Lincoln Davis declines gubernatorial bid". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ Young, Nicole (Mar 6, 2012). "Former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis says he was denied right to vote". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
External links
- Congressman Lincoln Davis official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN