Lincoln Davis
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Lincoln Davis Net Worth

Lincoln Davis is a former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district and a successful businessman. He is known for his opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment, Wall Street bailout, and cap-and-trade legislation. He has worked to allocate more federal money towards the abandoned coal mines of Tennessee, advocated for long-term care for senior citizens, and supported new domestic violence legislations. He has also advocated for a balanced budget that takes care of the basic needs of the common people, while being anti-abortion, anti-gay rights, and anti-pro-gun rights.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Former U.S. Representative
Birth Day September 13, 1943
Birth Place Pall Mall, United States
Age 80 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra
Preceded by Van Hilleary
Succeeded by Scott DesJarlais
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Lynda Davis
Children Larissa, Lynn, Libby
Residence Pall Mall, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater Tennessee Tech University

💰 Net worth

Lincoln Davis, a former U.S. Representative in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. Davis, recognized for his notable political career, served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011, representing the fourth Congressional district of Tennessee. Throughout his time in office, Davis demonstrated dedication and commitment to his constituents, working to address various issues and improve the lives of those he represented. As a result of his substantial experience and service, Davis has accumulated a modest yet respectable net worth in the estimated range mentioned.

Biography/Timeline

1966

Davis has spent most of his life in Fentress County, a mostly rural county in the state's coal-mining region. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1966 with a degree in agriculture. Davis, who now lives in the rural Fentress County village of Pall Mall, also owns a construction Business, Diversified Construction Co., which builds homes, apartments, and offices. Davis and his wife Lynda, an elementary school Teacher, have three daughters, Larissa, Lynn and Libby, and five grandchildren.

1978

Davis began his political career in 1978, when he was elected mayor of Byrdstown. Midway through his term as mayor, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he served two terms. He gave up the seat in 1984 to run for the Democratic nomination in the 6th District when Al Gore gave it up to make a successful run for the United States Senate. He narrowly lost the primary to state Democratic Party chairman Bart Gordon. Ten years later, he ran for the Democratic nomination in the 4th District after Jim Cooper gave up the seat to make an unsuccessful run for Gore's Senate seat. He lost narrowly again, this time to one of Cooper's former assistants, Jeff Whorley, who in turn lost the general election to Republican Van Hilleary. In 1996, he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate and served two terms there.

2002

Midway through his second term in the State Senate, in 2002, Davis ran for the Democratic nomination in the 4th District when four-term Republican incumbent Van Hilleary gave up the seat to make what would ultimately be an unsuccessful run for governor. This time, he narrowly won the primary against a self-funding opponent, Fran Marcum of Tullahoma, Tennessee, who spent nearly $2 million in the race. He went on to win a hard-fought battle in the general election, narrowly defeating Tullahoma Alderman Janice Bowling, who was also Hilleary's district Director. Davis was reelected in a 2004 rematch against Bowling and faced only nominal opposition in 2006 and 2008. Although the 4th is not considered safe for either major party, its size (it stretches across two time zones and five television markets) makes it very difficult to unseat an incumbent.

2008

In the November 2008 general election, Davis defeated Republican candidate Monty Lankford, a hospital equipment company owner. Afterwards Davis was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and the Energy & Water Subcommittee.

2009

Davis is a moderate Democrat by Tennessee standards, but a conservative Democrat by national ones. He opposes abortion and gun control, stances typical of most Democrats from rural areas of the state. During his first run for Congress, he vowed not to allow his Republican opponents to "outgun me, outpray me or outfamily me." In April 2009, Davis voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

2010

In the 2010 congressional race, Davis was challenged by Republican Scott DesJarlais. Also on the ballot were independents Paul H. Curtis, James Gray, Richard S. Johnson, and Gerald York. DesJarlais won 57.1% of the vote to Davis's 38.6%--the third-largest margin of defeat for a Democratic incumbent in the 2010 cycle, and the first time an incumbent had been unseated since the district's creation in 1983.

2011

In the wake of Tennessee passing a strict voter identification law in 2011, Davis was denied the right to vote in Fentress County on Super Tuesday in March 2012. Davis had voted in the county for about fifteen years but was purged from the roll of registered voters.

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