Greg Davis (Mississippi politician)
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Mayor of Southaven, Mississippi
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Cates |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 7th district |
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| In office 1991 – 1997 |
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| Succeeded by | Wanda Taylor Jennings |
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| Born | February 22, 1966 [1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Suzann Davis |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Website | Mayor Greg Davis |
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Charles G. "Greg" Davis is the mayor of Southaven, Mississippi.
Davis graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in civil engineering. He worked in engineering and consulting before turning to state politics. Davis became a Mississippi state representative and served in that capacity from 1991 until 1997.
Davis was elected mayor of Southaven in 1997 and was recently elected to a third term. In 2008, he launched his campaign to fill the seat of Congressman Roger Wicker, who moved up to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Trent Lott.[2] The initial primary was a three-candidate race which resulted in a primary runoff between Davis and former Tupelo Mayor Glenn McCullough. Davis won the primary runnoff and thus he is the Republican candidate in the special election.[3]
In the initial April 22 special election for the seat, Davis placed second to Democrat Travis Childers, but no candidate received a majority of the vote required to win the seat outright. Childers and Davis faced each other in a May 13, 2008 runoff.[4] Davis lost the election, with 46.3% to 53.7% for Childers, who is now the representative-elect.
Davis is the Republican nominee to face childers again in the 1st district's November General Election[5].
[edit] See also
- Mississippi's 1st congressional district
- Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election, 2008
[edit] References
- ^ djournal.com: 2008 Voter's Guide
- ^ commercialappeal.com: Southaven mayor hopes to represent First District in Congress
- ^ Clarion Ledger: Election '08: Field set for congressional races
- ^ Clarion Ledger: Mississippi - County Vote Results, April 22, 2008
- ^ Clarion Ledger: Childers wins 1st District for Democrats
[edit] External Links
- Mayor Greg Davis - Official Southaven Site
- Greg Davis For Congress - Campaign Site
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