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In the [[Tennessee General Assembly|state legislature]], Davis supported state employee and teacher pay raises, long-term care for [[senior citizen]]s, character education in schools and new [[domestic violence]] legislation. Davis initiated and fought for a bill requiring counseling and a 12-hour holding period for domestic violence offenders. While a State Senator, Davis also voted to allow non-documented non-citizen aliens to receive Tennessee drivers' licenses, which was highly criticized and has been since considered for repeal. |
In the [[Tennessee General Assembly|state legislature]], Davis supported state employee and teacher pay raises, long-term care for [[senior citizen]]s, character education in schools and new [[domestic violence]] legislation. Davis initiated and fought for a bill requiring counseling and a 12-hour holding period for domestic violence offenders. While a State Senator, Davis also voted to allow non-documented non-citizen aliens to receive Tennessee drivers' licenses, which was highly criticized and has been since considered for repeal. |
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Davis holds membership in the [[U.S. House Committee on Science|House Committee on Science |
Davis holds membership in the [[U.S. House Committee on Science|House Committee on Science]] and the [[U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]. He is a member of several caucuses, including the Congressional Caucus to Control Methamphetamine the [[Congressional Rural Caucus]] and the [[Blue Dog Democrat|Blue Dog Coalition]], which is made up of fiscally conservative Democrats. |
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Davis is considered a [[conservatism|conservative]] Democrat by national Democratic standards but by Tennessee standards he is considered a [[moderate]]. In 2004, he was endorsed by [[right-to-life]] groups, the [[National Rifle Association]], and the Tennessee Conservative Union, groups all more frequently associated with [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]. He has also stated his opposition to [[gay marriage]]. |
Davis is considered a [[conservatism|conservative]] Democrat by national Democratic standards but by Tennessee standards he is considered a [[moderate]]. In 2004, he was endorsed by [[right-to-life]] groups, the [[National Rifle Association]], and the Tennessee Conservative Union, groups all more frequently associated with [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]. He has also stated his opposition to [[gay marriage]]. |
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Revision as of 12:52, 30 September 2008
Lincoln Davis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Van Hilleary |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lynda Davis |
| Residence | Pall Mall, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Tennessee Tech University |
| Occupation | political assistant |
Lincoln Davis (born September 13, 1943 in Pall Mall, Tennessee) is a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, currently representing the state's 4th congressional district (map). He is a Democrat. He is a possible candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 2010.[1]
Davis, a 1966 Tennessee Technological University agriculture graduate who was raised in rural Fentress County, has been in public office in Tennesseae since being elected as mayor of Byrdstown in 1978. Davis served two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1980–1984, and was later elected to two terms in the Tennessee State Senate, 1996–2002, resigning from that body midway through his second term when he was elected to represent the state’s Fourth Congressional District in November 2002, narrowly defeating Tullahoma Alderman Janice Bowling. He was handily reelected in a 2004 rematch against Bowling.
Davis has been recognized as a leader in the fight to allocate more federal money toward the cleanup of Tennessee’s abandoned coal mines, particularly in the Cumberland Plateau region, which lies partly in his district. He also recently joined Pete Sessions of Texas to cosponsor homeland security legislation to crack down on immigrants who overstay their visas.
In the state legislature, Davis supported state employee and teacher pay raises, long-term care for senior citizens, character education in schools and new domestic violence legislation. Davis initiated and fought for a bill requiring counseling and a 12-hour holding period for domestic violence offenders. While a State Senator, Davis also voted to allow non-documented non-citizen aliens to receive Tennessee drivers' licenses, which was highly criticized and has been since considered for repeal.
Davis holds membership in the House Committee on Science and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He is a member of several caucuses, including the Congressional Caucus to Control Methamphetamine the Congressional Rural Caucus and the Blue Dog Coalition, which is made up of fiscally conservative Democrats.
Davis is considered a conservative Democrat by national Democratic standards but by Tennessee standards he is considered a moderate. In 2004, he was endorsed by right-to-life groups, the National Rifle Association, and the Tennessee Conservative Union, groups all more frequently associated with Republicans. He has also stated his opposition to gay marriage.
Recently, Davis has been under fire for slanderous comments made by a surrogate to the Nashville City Paper on June 13, 2008[2] regarding Senator Barack Obama's Presidential campaign. He has stated that he will not make an endorsement of the candidate in advance of the DNC's convention in August 2008, leaving many to speculate on reasons why, ranging from the recent controversial remarks made on his behalf to suspicions political gaming or racist undertones.
Davis, who now lives in the rural Fentress County village of Pall Mall, also owns a construction business, Diversified Construction Co., which builds homes, apartments and offices. Davis and his wife Lynda, an elementary school teacher, have three daughters, Larissa, Lynn and Libby, and five grandchildren, Ashton, Alexia, Andrew, Austin and Adam.
He will face Republican Monty Lankford, Hospital Equipment Company Owner, on the November general election in one of the swing districts in the state.
References
External links
- Congressman Lincoln Davis official U.S. House site
- Congressman Lincoln Davis official campaign site