Austin Davis (Pennsylvania)
2023 - Present
2027
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Austin Davis (Democratic Party) is the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 19, 2027.
Davis (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 35. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Davis also ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Davis resigned from the state House on December 7, 2022, to prepare for his role as lieutenant governor.[1]
Biography
Austin Davis graduated from McKeesport Area High School in 2008.[2] Davis earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. His career experience includes working as a senior advisor to Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and a legislative intern with the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[3]
Political career
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Davis' political career includes the following offices:
- 2023-present: Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
- 2018-2022: Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Elections
2022
State house
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Austin Davis defeated Donald Nevills in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Austin Davis (D) | 66.1 | 15,241 |
 | Donald Nevills (R) | 33.9 | 7,817 | |
| Total votes: 23,058 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Austin Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis | 100.0 | 7,951 |
| Total votes: 7,951 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Donald Nevills advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Nevills | 100.0 | 2,319 |
| Total votes: 2,319 | |||
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Campaign finance
Lieutenant governor
See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis defeated Carrie DelRosso, Timothy McMaster, Michael Bagdes-Canning, and Nicole Shultz in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis (D) | 56.5 | 3,031,137 |
 | Carrie DelRosso (R) | 41.7 | 2,238,477 | |
 | Timothy McMaster (L) | 1.0 | 51,611 | |
 | Michael Bagdes-Canning (G) | 0.5 | 24,436 | |
 | Nicole Shultz (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) | 0.4 | 20,518 | |
| Total votes: 5,366,179 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Austin Davis defeated Brian Sims and Ray Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis | 63.0 | 768,141 |
 | Brian Sims | 25.1 | 305,959 | |
 | Ray Sosa | 11.9 | 145,228 | |
| Total votes: 1,219,328 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carrie DelRosso | 25.6 | 318,970 |
 | Rick Saccone | 15.7 | 195,774 | |
 | Teddy Daniels | 12.1 | 150,935 | |
 | Clarice Schillinger | 11.9 | 148,442 | |
 | Jeff Coleman | 10.1 | 126,072 | |
 | James Jones | 9.1 | 113,966 | |
 | Russell Diamond | 6.0 | 74,265 | |
 | John Brown | 4.8 | 59,267 | |
 | Chris Frye | 4.7 | 58,752 | |
| Total votes: 1,246,443 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerald Carnicella (R)
- Brandon Flood (R)
- Angela Grant (R)
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Austin Davis won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis (D) | 100.0 | 21,335 |
| Total votes: 21,335 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Austin Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis | 100.0 | 8,778 |
| Total votes: 8,778 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
State house regular election
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Austin Davis won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis (D) | 100.0 | 15,165 |
| Total votes: 15,165 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Austin Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Davis | 100.0 | 4,513 |
| Total votes: 4,513 | |||
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State house special election
A special election for the position of Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 was held on January 23, 2018. Candidates running for special elections in Pennsylvania are selected by their respective political parties.[4]
The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Marc Gergely (D) on November 6, 2017. Gergely resigned from the state House after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges relating to an illegal gambling machine ring.[4]
Austin Davis (D) defeated Fawn Walker Montgomery (R) in the special election.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
State house
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lieutenant governor
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2020
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Davis was assigned to the following committees:
- House Transportation Committee
- Insurance Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee
2019-2020
Davis was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee, Secretary
- Insurance Committee, Vice Chair
- Urban Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 5 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rep. Austin Davis, "Rep. Austin Davis resigns from Pennsylvania House," December 7, 2022
- ↑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "Representative Austin A. Davis," accessed December 1, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Austin Davis," accessed December 1, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Trib Live, "Date set for special state House election to replace Marc Gergely," November 16, 2017
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Democrat Austin Davis wins Pa. House's 35th District," January 23, 2018
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| Preceded by John Fetterman (D) |
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Matthew Gergely (D) |
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