Don Davis (North Carolina politician)

Don Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 1st district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byG. K. Butterfield
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byLouis Pate
Succeeded byKandie Smith
In office
January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byJohn Kerr
Succeeded byLouis Pate
Personal details
Born
Donald Gene Davis

(1971-08-29) August 29, 1971 (age 53)
Snow Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseYuvonka Batts
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • educator
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1994−2001
RankCaptain

Donald Gene Davis (born August 29, 1971)[1] is an American politician and former Air Force officer serving as the United States representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2023.[2]

As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 5th district in the North Carolina Senate from 2013 to 2023. Davis was first elected to the post in 2008, representing Pitt, Wayne, and Greene counties. He was defeated for reelection in 2010, but ran and won a Senate seat for the newly redrawn 5th district in the 2012 election.[3]

  1. ^ "Rep. Don Davis (R-North Carolina, 1st)". November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WITN Davis wins Democratic primary for 1st Congressional District was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wooten, Kimberly (December 1, 2021). "State Senator, former Snow Hill mayor running for Congress, Butterfield seat".