David Davis

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David Davis currently serves the 1st Congressional district of Tennessee

David Davis, a Republican, has represented the First Congressional District of Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. (map) since 2007. He lost the 2008 primary election to Phil Roe.

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

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Environmental record

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Biography

Born November 6, 1959, Davis earned his A.A.S. in respiratory therapy from California College in 1983 and his B.S. in organizational management from Milligan College in 1991. He is the president of Shared Health Services, Inc. He and his wife Joyce have two children.

Davis served as a Republican representative to Tennessee state legislature from the sixth district before running for Congress. While in the state legislature, he focused extensively on issues dealing with health care, and, most specifically, home healthcare. [1]

Congressional career

2006 election

In the 2006 congressional elections, Davis defeated Democrat Rick Trent to replace Rep. Bill Jenkins (R-Tenn.), who retired.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00008758&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata>

Links to more campaign contribution information for David Davis from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2006 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for David Davis from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for David Davis from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for David Davis from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

• House Committee on Education and Labor
  • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
  • Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship
  • Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, Ranking Member

Contact

Washington Office:
514 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
phone: 202-225-6356
fax: 202-225-5714
Web Email
Website

District Office:
320 West Center Street
P.O Box 769
Kingsport, TN 37660
phone: 423-247-8161
fax: 423-247-1834

Articles and resources

External resources

• David Davis' Campaign, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Appalachian Voices

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: None
111th Congress
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110th Congress
Leadership Position: None	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On: Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology	Caucuses:
Committees: House Committee on Education and Labor, House Committee on Education and Labor/Subcommittee on Health Employment Labor and Pensions, House Committee on Education and Labor/Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, House Committee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Homeland Security/Subcommittee on Emergency Communications Preparedness and Response, House Committee on Small Business, House Committee on Small Business/Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, House Committee on Small Business/Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 7, 2006	First Took Current Office: January 3, 2007	Next Election: None	Term Ends: January 3, 2009
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee General Assembly	Other Party Membership:
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Date of Birth: November 6, 1959