Dereck E. Davis

Dereck E. Davis
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 1995
Preceded by	Michael Arrington
Personal details
Born	June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) (age 44) Washington, D.C., United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Monique W. Davis
Residence	Bowie, Maryland

Dereck Eugene Davis is an American politician who represents district 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Background

Delegate Davis was born in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 1967. He attended Central High School, Capitol Heights, Maryland and graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in political science in 1989. He earned a Masters Degree in public policy in 1999. Davis has been an administrator with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission since 2004.^[1]

In the legislature

Davis has been a member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995 and is currently the Chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee. He also chairs that committee's public utilities work group. He is a member of the Legislative Policy Committee and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. ^[2]

Legislative notes

• voted in for the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)^[3]
• voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)^[4]
• Primary sponsor- Electricity - Universal Service Program (HB797/SB504) (Became law-chapter95)^[5]
• voted for electric deregulation in 1999 (HB703)^[6]
• voted for income tax reduction in 1998 (SB750)^[7]
• voted in for the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)^[3]

Awards

• 2010 Most Influential Maryland Legislators (Top 20)^[8]

References

1. ^ http://www.statedemocracy.com/aboutus/foundation/advisors.jsp
2. ^ http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12208.html
3. ^ ^{a b} http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
4. ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm
5. ^ "Bills sponsored by Dereck Dvis". Maryland Department Legislative Information Services. http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/billfile/hb0797.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
6. ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/1999rs/votes/house/0870.htm
7. ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/1998rs/votes/house/1229.htm
8. ^ Poll (2 April 2010). "Where Does Your Legislator Rank? See the list.". Maryland Gazette of Politics and Business. http://www.gazette.net/thelist/. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 

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Name	Davis, Dereck E.
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Date of birth	1967-06-06
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., United States
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