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Jeannemarie Devolites Davis
Jeannemarie Devolites Davis was a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 elections.[1] She lost at the Republican primary convention on May 18, 2013.[2]
Biography
Davis was born on an American Air Force base in the United Kingdom. At age 10, Davis' family relocated to Arlington, Virginia, where she and her three younger siblings attended public schools. Davis graduated from Yorktown High School in 1974 and remained in state to pursue a bachelor's in mathematics at the University of Virginia. She earned her degree in 1978, and worked as a statistician for the Administrative Offices of the U.S. Courts, a continuation of work she had done during her summer vacations at the University of Virginia, until deciding to start a family. She has four daughters. Davis decided to run for public office as a state legislator in 1997.
Education
- Yorktown High School (1974)
- Bachelor's degree in mathematics - University of Virginia (1978)
Political career
Director of the Virginia Liaison Office (2010-2012)
In 2010, Davis was appointed by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to serve as director of the Virginia Liaison Office in Washington, D.C.. She resigned the post before declaring her bid for governor.[3]
Virginia Senate (2003-2007)
In 2003, Davis was elected the only female Republican member of the Virginia State Senate. She served a single term, from 2003 to 2007, having run unsuccessfully for re-election in 2007. While serving in the state Senate, Davis was a member of the following committees:
- Privileges and Elections Committee
- General Laws and Technology Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Social Services and Rehabilitation Committee
- Rules Committee
- Subcommittee on Studies, Chair[4]
Virginia House of Delegates (1997-2002)
Davis was first was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1997 by voters from the legislative district covering portion the Town of Vienna, Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. She was re-elected twice, and in her third term, her Republican colleagues voted her Majority Whip.
Elections
2013
Davis ran unsuccessfully for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor in 2013.
The Republican Party of Virginia held a closed primary convention on May 17-18, 2013 to nominate its candidates for governor, lt. governor, and attorney general. The candidate in each field who received the highest number of delegate votes at the convention will advance to the November 5, 2013 general election.
Race background
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling (R) did not seek re-election in 2013. Nine candidates filed to fill the executive seat, including two Democrats and seven Republicans. State Sen. Ralph Northam defeated Aneesh Chopra for the Democratic Party's nomination for lieutenant governor in the June 11 primary election.[5] Northam's general election opponent was Republican E.W. Jackson. Jackson was nominated by delegates of the Virginia Republican Party at the party-funded statewide primary convention on May 17-18.[6] Until Jackson's convention victory, Virginia Republicans had not nominated an African-American for any statewide office since nominating Maurice Dawkins' in 1988.[7]
In the November 5, 2013, general election, Northam defeated Jackson by a margin of over 10 percentage points.[8]
Personal
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Davis resides in Arlington, Virginia. She and husband Tom Davis, a former U.S. House Representative, have four daughters.[9]
See also
- Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013
- Current Lt. Gov. of Virginia Bill Bolling
External links
- Official Campaign Website
- Davis on Facebook
- Follow Davis on Twitter
- Republican Party of Virginia - 2013 Convention
- Virginia State Board of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party of Virginia, "Meet Our Candidates," accessed February 7, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Va. GOP settles on Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for November ballot," May 19, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Jeannemarie Devolites Davis running for lieutenant governor," September 24, 2012
- ↑ Official Campaign Website, "About," accessed March 20, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Blue Virginia, "Virginia Primary Election Results Live Blog," June 11, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Va. GOP settles on Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for November ballot," May 19, 2013
- ↑ Afro.com, "Virginia GOP Nominates Conservative Black Minister for Lt. Gov.," May 19, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Statewide Unofficial Results," accessed November 6, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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