- Greg Davis (Mississippi politician)
Infobox_Politician
name = Greg Davis
birth_date = birth date and age|1966|02|22 [ [http://www.djournal.com/pages/Features/SpecialSections/electiontab2008.pdf djournal.com: 2008 Voter's Guide] ]
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
spouse = Suzann Davis
children = 3 daughters
profession = Engineer
religion =
alma_mater =Mississippi State University
constituency =
party = Republican
website = [http://www.southaven.org/page.cfm?pid=13&sid=12 Mayor Greg Davis]
office = Mayor ofSouthaven, Mississippi
term_start = 1997
term_end =
predecessor = Joe Cates
successor =
state = Mississippi
state_house2 = Mississippi
district2 = 7th
term_start2 = 1991
term_end2 = 1997
predecessor2 =
successor2 =Wanda Taylor Jennings Charles G. "Greg" Davis is the mayor of Southaven,
Mississippi .Davis graduated from
Mississippi State University with a degree incivil 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 theU.S. Senate seat ofTrent Lott . [ [http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jan/12/davis-among-3-in-gop-race/ commercialappeal.com: Southaven mayor hopes to represent First District in Congress] ] The initial primary was a three-candidate race which resulted in a primary runoff between Davis and former Tupelo MayorGlenn McCullough . Davis won the primary runnoff and thus he is the Republican candidate in the special election. [http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804020360 Clarion Ledger: Election '08: Field set for congressional races] ]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. [ [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2008/by_county/MS_Page_0422.html?SITE=MSJADELN&SECTION=POLITICS Clarion Ledger: Mississippi - County Vote Results, April 22, 2008] ] 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 [http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS/80513035&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL Clarion Ledger: Childers wins 1st District for Democrats] ] .
ee also
*
Mississippi's 1st congressional district
*Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election, 2008 References
External links
* [http://www.southaven.org/page.cfm?pid=13&sid=12 Mayor Greg Davis] - Official Southaven Site
* [http://gregdavisforcongress.com/ Greg Davis For Congress] - Campaign Site
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.