Who is Lincoln Davis? Everything You Need to Know

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Also Known As: Lincoln Edward Davis

Age: 81 Years, 81 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Lynda Davis

children: Larissa Davis, Libby Davis, Lynn Davis

Political Leaders American Men

political ideology: Democratic

Ideology: Democrats

Founder/Co-Founder: Diversified Construction Co.,

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education: Tennessee Technological University

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Childhood & Early Life

Lincoln Davis was born in Pall Mall, Tennessee and was raised in the rural part of Fentress Country, the coal mining region of the state.

In 1996, he graduated from the Tennessee Technological University with a degree in agriculture.

After his graduation, he worked as a soil scientist with the U.S. Department of agriculture.

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Career

In 1978, he began his career in politics as the Mayor of Byrdstown, Tennessee, and during this period he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives.

In 1984, he ran the elections as a Democratic candidate for The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee but lost to Bart Gordon.

In 1994, he again contested the elections for the 4th district but yet again he lost to Jeff Whorley.

In 1996, he was elected to the Upper House of the Tennessee Senate, also known as the Tennessee General Assembly and served there for a period of two years.

From 1996, he served in the Tennessee General Assembly, and resigned in the November of 2002.

From 2005 to 2006, he was asked to work on the House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Science and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

During his tenure in the Tennessee General Assembly, he supported pay scale rise for state employees and teachers and also introduced new domestic violence legislation.

He opposed issues related to abortion and also held a strong position on ‘gun control’.

On July 18, 2006, he brought the ‘Federal Marriage Amendment’ to the Floor of the House of Representatives and argued that the amendment had failed to address the critical problems in marriage law.

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In the 2006 re-elections, he defeated the Republican candidate Ken Martin.

In 2008, he contested in the November General Elections and defeated Republican candidate Monty Lankford, after which he was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and the Energy & Water Sub-committee.

In 2010, he exhibited great talent as a politician and was seen as a potential candidate for the post of the Governor of Tennessee.

He was unsuccessful at the election to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.

In March 2012, he was denied the right to vote in Fentress Country on ‘Super Tuesday’, a primary election to the national conventions.

Awards & Achievements

He is the former president of the Tennessee State Jaycees.

Personal Life & Legacy

He is married to Lynda Compton Davis, an elementary school teacher, and the couple have three daughters.

He lives with his wife in Pall Mall, a small community in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States.

He owns a successful construction business called ‘Diversified Construction Co’. The company undertakes projects to build apartments and offices.

He is a Baptist and a member of the First Baptist Church Byrdstown.

He is also the former member of the Upper Cumberland Development District and the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency.

He runs a farm services agency and is a former United States Agriculture Department Official.

Trivia

This American politician once advocated an amendment in the Marriage Act that would make divorce illegal. The bill, however, was not passed.

This Democratic American politician from Tennessee believes that only democrats effectively keep up the commandments of the Lord.

This American Democratic politician has a degree in agriculture and is a practising farmer.

Lincoln Davis Biography