Billy Davis (Arizona politician)
Billy Wayne Davis, sometimes known as Bill Davis,[2] is a land developer[3] and former state senator for the Arizona Senate in the United States.[4]
Billy Davis | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 19th[1] district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1987 | |
| Committees Served | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1987 | |
| Vice Chairman Government Education Judiciary Rules | Billy Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Billy Wayne Davis May 7, 1945 Athens, Alabama |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Billie J. Davis (1963–present) |
| Children | Todd, Robyn and Jason |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee University of South Carolina Hyles Anderson College |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Navy Honorable Discharge 3rd June 1969 |
| Years of service | 1963 – 1969 Fallon, Nevada (1963–1964) Flight Training Exercises Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas (1964–1965) Air Station Training USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), (1965–1967) Aircraft Carrier Training |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam Two Tours |
| Awards | • The Vietnam Service Medal, with two Bronze Stars • National Defense Service Medal • The Vietnam Campaign Medal, with Device (1960–) • The Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon • Letters of Commendations |
Early life
Billy Davis was born in Athens, Alabama, on May 7, 1945.
He is of Welsh, English, Irish, and Cherokee descent on his father's side and his mother's ancestors were from Switzerland.
Billy grew up and went to school in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
His father died when he was eleven years old.
Billy Davis married Billie J. Johnson on May 4, 1963, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They have three grown children and live in Kennesaw, Georgia.[5]
Military career
Davis served four years in the Navy and two years in the Navy Reserves from 1963 to 1969, two of which were in Vietnam. Davis earned the National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960–), The Vietnam Service Medal (with two Bronze Stars) and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon and Letters of Commendations.
Political career
Davis served two terms in the Arizona State Senate from January 3, 1983, through January 6, 1987, for the 19th district in Phoenix, Arizona.[3]
In 1986, he was censured by the Senate Ethics Committee for failing to disclose his finances and poor judgment in his business practices.[6][7][8]
He ran as a Congressional candidate in Georgia in 2016, during which time an investigation by FOX 5 found that he had been convicted of having lied on a 1997 loan application, for which he was incarcerated; had bankruptcies; and had a $782,560 judgment from a civil suit.[4]
Gallery
Senator Billy Davis
Davis Second Election Brochure with Rep Jan Brewer and Nancy Wessel
References
- "Bill Davis". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Senate. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- Arizona News Service archives Box 9, item 234 (1986); Box 10, item 10 item 237 (1986)
- "LAPR - State Library of Arizona". apps.azlibrary.gov. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- FOX. "Georgia congressional candidate is a felon". fox5atlanta.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- Former State Senator Donates Five Million Dollars to Education Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Billy Davis Family Foundation press release, February 13, 2008
- "Bill Davis: Senators Take Easy Way Out". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. August 23, 1986. p. 26. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "Careers of 3 Senators on line among 27 contested races". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 10, 1986. p. 26. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- "The Senator's Woes". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. June 18, 1986. p. 2. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.