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Tom Davis (South Carolina)
| Tom Davis | ||
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| South Carolina State Senate District 46 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 14, 2016 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $10,400/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Furman University, 1982 | |
| J.D. | University of Maryland, 1985 | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Davis joined the South Carolina State Senate in 2009. He has served in that position since, representing the 46th district.
Davis is the former Chief of Staff for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. He is currently an attorney, working for Harvey & Battey.
Davis earned his BA from Furman University in 1982. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Maryland in 1985.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Davis served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Corrections and Penology | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Labor, Commerce and Industry | ||||
| • Medical Affairs | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Davis served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Davis served on the following committees:
| South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||||
| • Banking and Insurance | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
Issues
Transparency in incentives
In late 2010, Davis pre-filed a bill that would radically overhaul the awarding of economic development incentives and subsidies by state government. The bill would cover transparent wrapping and emanating accountability is designed to make sure taxpayers get a good deal when the state doles out incentives and related financial breaks to business and industry.
“I would rather not play that game,” Davis says of such handouts.
He says if the state is going to engage in what he describes as the government picking winners and losers, Davis says, “I think there ought to be some very clear accountability.”
As it stands, he says, “there’s really no formal due diligence” on the front end of incentives to objectively analyze their public costs and benefits. Nor is there any true holding of feet to the fire on the back end with respect to employment and capital investment pledges by companies that receive incentives, Davis says.
“All we do is mouth the words ‘it creates jobs’ and the analysis doesn’t really go beyond that,” he says.[1]
Spending cap
Sen. Davis advocates for a spending cap to rein in state government spending.
Davis visited a Midlands-area high school class and told them that he’s in favor of a cap that would be based on population plus inflation growth. “Any money above and beyond that ought to be sent back to the private sector,” he says.[2]
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Presidential preference
2012
Tom Davis (South Carolina) endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential election. [3]
Elections
2014
Davis was rumored to be a possible appointee to Jim DeMint's U.S. Senate seat. On December 17, 2012, Gov. Nikki Haley announced she had chosen to appoint Representative Tim Scott to fill DeMint's seat beginning in January 2013.[4][5][6][7]
Davis has said that he will not run against Scott in the special election in 2014.[8]
2013
Davis was rumored to be a potential candidate to fill Tim Scott's U.S. House of Representatives seat, but on December 17th, 2012, he stated that he was not interested in replacing Scott.[9][10]
2012
Davis ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11] [12][13]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 46, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Davis Incumbent |
98.9% | 37,722 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 1.1% | 417 | |
| Total Votes | 38,139 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Davis won re-election for District 46 of the South Carolina State Senate with 37,501 votes, ahead of Democrat Kent Fletcher (20,019) and write-ins (68).[14]
He raised $438,389 for his campaign, against $16,530 by Fletcher.[15]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 46 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tom Davis (R)
|
37,501 | |||
| Kent Fletcher (D) | 20,019 | |||
| Write-ins | 68 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2008
Davis raised $438,389 in the 2008 election cycle.
His top contributors are listed below.[16]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tom Davis | $105,566 |
| Ivy Conway | $2,000 |
| Douglas Turnbull | $2,000 |
| Gayle Averyt | $2,000 |
| Margaret Averyt | $2,000 |
| Eugene Parrs | $2,000 |
| Robert Sade | $2,000 |
Personal
Davis and his wife Reid have three children.
External links
- Sen. Davis's website
- Profile from the South Carolina Legislature
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Tom Davis on Facebook
- Tom Davis on Twitter
References
- ↑ S.C. Bill Proposes Transparency in Incentives," The Nerve December 22, 2010
- ↑ "Davis: S.C. Needs a Spending Cap," The Nerve, May 25, 2011
- ↑ Island Packet, "Sen. Tom Davis endorses Ron Paul in GOP race," January 16, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call "Appointment Speculation Centers on Rep. Tim Scott," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Politico "All eyes on Nikki Haley to pick Jim DeMint successor," December 7, 2012
- ↑ National Journal "DeMint Resignation Sets Off South Carolina Scramble," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Political Tracker-CNN.com, "Haley to announce DeMint's replacement at noon," December 17, 2012
- ↑ Island Packet "Patrick, Lotz mulling run for Scott's U.S. House seat," December 17, 2012
- ↑ Washington Post "Scott's departure for Senate will trigger third special House election in 2013," December 17, 2012
- ↑ Island Packet "Patrick, Lotz mulling run for Scott's U.S. House seat," December 17, 2012
- ↑ AP.org "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, Official Primary Results
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission "2012 Candidates," Accessed April 26, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Davis's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Campaign contributors to Tom Davis
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