Tom Davis (Virginia politician)

Tom Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – November 24, 2008
Preceded byLeslie Byrne
Succeeded byGerry Connolly
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byDan Burton
Succeeded byHenry Waxman
Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byJohn Linder
Succeeded byTom Reynolds
Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
In office
1991–1994
Preceded byAudrey Moore
Succeeded byKatherine Hanley
Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Mason district
In office
1980–1991
Succeeded byChristine Trapnell
Personal details
Born
Thomas Milburn Davis III

(1949-01-05) January 5, 1949 (age 75)
Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Margaret Rantz
(m. 1973; div. 2003)

(m. 2004)
Children3[1]
Residence(s)Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
EducationAmherst College (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1971-1972 (active duty)
1972-1979 (inactive duty)
UnitVirginia Army National Guard
Reserves

Thomas Milburn Davis III (born January 5, 1949) is an American lobbyist and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who represented Virginia's 11th congressional district in Northern Virginia. Davis was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by five-term incumbent and fellow Republican John Warner in the 2008 election, but decided against it.[2] He announced on January 30, 2008, that he would not seek reelection to an eighth term.[3][4] Davis resigned from Congress on November 24, 2008.[5]

From 2008 to 2018, he was a director of federal government affairs at Deloitte.[6] He is currently the rector (head of the Board of Visitors) of George Mason University and a trustee of its Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study.[7][8][9] In January 2019, he began work as a partner in the law firm Holland and Knight.[10]

  1. ^ 1997-1998 Official Congressional Directory: 105th Congress
  2. ^ Davis Confirms He Won't Seek Senate Seat washingtonpost.com
  3. ^ Another Republican congressman to retire cnn.com
  4. ^ Amy Gardner, U.S. Rep. Davis to Retire, Ending 14-Year Tenure in Congress, January 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "Offices of the Eleventh Congressional District of Virginia to Remain Open to Serve and Assist Constituents". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008. Representative Davis resigned from Congress effective November 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "Tom Davis, Director, Federal Government Affairs". Deloitte. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Board of Visitors". George Mason University. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  8. ^ "Board Membership: Visitors". George Mason University. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Honorable Thomas M. Davis, III". George Mason University. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  10. ^ Maake, Katishi (January 7, 2019). "Holland & Knight hires former congressman". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2022.