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Vernon Joseph Davis
From Ballotpedia
Vernon Joseph Davis was a 2012 candidate for District 9 of the Nebraska Unicameral.
Davis' professional experience includes working as an intake worker at The Salvation Army and as a outreach specialist for Food Bank for the Heartland. He earned his bachelor's degree in general administration and political science.
Campaign themes
Davis' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Foster care
- Excerpt: "Vernon will strengthen foster care in Nebraska by ensuring that there are quality checks and balances between all involved parties. The process which we serve foster children and families in Nebraska is the best process currently available."
Community involvement
- Excerpt: "Community involvement is a pillar of Vernon’s life and he wants to ensure a strong community for his friends, neighbors, and family. This can be done by ensuring that members of our community feel safe and want to be involved. This involvement can happen on many different levels throughout our communities. Currently the Nebraska Legislature provides great block grants and other initiatives that make this possible. The Unicameral needs to continue to provide the resources necessary to ensure a great community."
Voter ID
- Excerpt: "Voter ID is critical to improving the integrity of the election process. Voting is an important part of living in this democracy that both Omaha and Nebraska are built upon. We are privileged to have the Nebraska Unicameral in addition to the Nebraska initiative and referendum process."
Education
- Excerpt: "When talking to people hey want to ensure that Nebraska provides a quality education to our children. I support that mission as well. We need to have quality teachers, administrators, and parental involvement. The state needs to provide adequate funding to ensure that the local school districts can hire and retain the quality educators."
Elections
2012
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012
Davis ran in the 2012 election for District 9 of the Nebraska Unicameral. He was defeated in the May 15 primary election.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Sara Howard |
56.6% | 2,559 |
| Erica Fish |
30.1% | 1,362 |
| Vernon Joseph Davis | 13.3% | 601 |
| Total Votes | 4,522 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Vernon + Davis + Nebraska + Senate"
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Vernon Davis on Facebook
- Vernon Davis on Twitter
Footnotes
Current members of the Nebraska State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:John Arch
Senators
District 1
Robert Hallstrom (R)
District 2
Robert Clements (R)
District 3
Victor Rountree (N)
District 4
R. von Gillern (R)
District 5
Margo Juarez (D)
District 6
District 7
Dunixi Guereca (D)
District 8
Megan Hunt (N)
District 9
John Cavanaugh (D)
District 10
Wendy DeBoer (D)
District 11
Terrell McKinney (D)
District 12
Merv Riepe (R)
District 13
Ashlei Spivey (D)
District 14
John Arch (R)
District 15
Dave Wordekemper (R)
District 16
Ben Hansen (R)
District 17
Glen Meyer (R)
District 18
District 19
Rob Dover (R)
District 20
John Fredrickson (D)
District 21
Beau Ballard (R)
District 22
Mike Moser (R)
District 23
Jared Storm (R)
District 24
Jana Hughes (R)
District 25
Carolyn Bosn (R)
District 26
George Dungan (D)
District 27
Jason Prokop (D)
District 28
Jane Raybould (D)
District 29
Eliot Bostar (D)
District 30
Myron Dorn (R)
District 31
Kathleen Kauth (R)
District 32
Tom Brandt (R)
District 33
Dan Lonowski (R)
District 34
Loren Lippincott (R)
District 35
Dan Quick (D)
District 36
Rick Holdcroft (R)
District 37
Stanley Clouse (R)
District 38
Dave Murman (R)
District 39
Tony Sorrentino (R)
District 40
Barry DeKay (R)
District 41
Daniel McKeon (R)
District 42
Michael Jacobson (R)
District 43
Tanya Storer (R)
District 44
Teresa Ibach (R)
District 45
Rita Sanders (R)
District 46
Danielle Conrad (D)
District 47
Paul Strommen (R)
District 48
Brian Hardin (R)
District 49
Bob Andersen (R)
Republican Party (33)
Democratic Party (14)
Nonpartisan (2)
