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Artur Davis

Artur Earl Davis (born October 9, 1967), has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 7th District of Alabama, a district created under the Voting Rights Act to be black-majority, and which includes the rural Black Belt area as well as urban portions of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.

Davis was born in West Montgomery and was raised by his mother and grandmother after his father, a nurse, moved to California. He remembers himself as "painfully shy" in his youth, sporting an unfashionable tall afro and thick glasses and spending most of his time in the library. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1990 and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1993. He worked as a civil rights lawyer and Assistant United States Attorney in Montgomery, compiling a 98% conviction rate in the federal courts.

Davis ran against Earl Hilliard in the 2000 Democratic primary to represent the 7th District, losing by a narrow margin. In the 2002 election, he won by a similarly narrow margin. Hilliard's defeat was another blow to the once-dominant Jefferson County Citizens Coalition and was credited, in part, to Hilliard's alienating Jewish voters with trips to Libya and non-support for pro-Israel resolutions.

Davis is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Known as a bipartisan legislator, he has earned praise from publications such as Roll Call and the National Journal. Davis was appointed the Senior Whip Team for the Democratic Caucus of the 109th Congress and is the Co-Chair of the centrist New Democrat Coalition, as well as the Southern Regional Co-Chair for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Seen as a rising star, Davis announced in May 2005 that he would like to run for a seat in the United States Senate or Governor of Alabama. After the 2006 general election, in which he was unopposed, Davis showed early interest in challenging Jeff Sessions for his Senate seat in 2008, but instead put his energy into chairing the Alabama campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. He delivered one of the nominating speeches at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. He has indicated that he now has his sights set on a run for Governor in 2010.

Davis resides in Birmingham.

Preceded by: Earl Hilliard	Representative, 7th Congressional District of Alabama 2003 - present	Succeeded by: (current)

References

Wilson, Michael (July 3, 2002) "In Alabama Politics, How New Kid Won the Bloc." New York Times.
"Artur Davis." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 20 Feb 2006, 23:51 UTC. 4 Apr 2006, 21:01 [1].
Whitmire, Kyle (November 16, 2006) "Man of the House: Rep. Artur Davis considers his next move." Birmingham Weekly
Rawls, Phillip (September 11, 2008) "Obama pal eyes bid to be first black Ala. governor." Associated Press.

External links

Artur Davis congressional website
Artur Davis at Congresspedia

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 '''Artur Earl Davis''' (born [[October 9]], [[1967]]), has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since [[2003]], representing the [[7th District of Alabama]], a district created under the [[Voting Rights Act]] to be black-majority, and which includes the rural [[Black Belt]] area as well as urban portions of [[Birmingham]] and [[Tuscaloosa]].
-Davis was born in West [[Montgomery]] and was raised by his mother and grandmother. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in [[1990]] and cum laude from Harvard Law School in [[1993]]. He worked as a civil rights lawyer and Assistant United States Attorney, compiling a 98% conviction rate in the federal courts.
+Davis was born in West [[Montgomery]] and was raised by his mother and grandmother after his father, a nurse, moved to California. He remembers himself as "painfully shy" in his youth, sporting an unfashionable tall afro and thick glasses and spending most of his time in the library. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in [[1990]] and cum laude from Harvard Law School in [[1993]]. He worked as a civil rights lawyer and Assistant United States Attorney in Montgomery, compiling a 98% conviction rate in the federal courts.
-Davis ran against [[Earl Hilliard]] in the [[2000 primary elections|2000 Democratic primary]] to represent the 7th District, losing by a narrow margin. In the [[2002 primary elections|2002 election]], he won by a similarly narrow margin. Hilliard's defeat was another blow to the once-dominant [[Jefferson County Citizens Coalition]].
+Davis ran against [[Earl Hilliard]] in the [[2000 primary elections|2000 Democratic primary]] to represent the 7th District, losing by a narrow margin. In the [[2002 primary elections|2002 election]], he won by a similarly narrow margin. Hilliard's defeat was another blow to the once-dominant [[Jefferson County Citizens Coalition]] and was credited, in part, to Hilliard's alienating Jewish voters with trips to Libya and non-support for pro-Israel resolutions.
 Davis is a member of the [[Congressional Black Caucus]]. Known as a bipartisan legislator, he has earned praise from publications such as ''Roll Call'' and the ''National Journal''. Davis was appointed the Senior Whip Team for the Democratic Caucus of the 109th Congress and is the Co-Chair of the centrist New Democrat Coalition, as well as the Southern Regional Co-Chair for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
-Seen as a rising star, Davis announced in May 2005 that he would like to run for a seat in the United States Senate or Governor of Alabama. After the [[2006 general election]], in which he was unopposed, Davis showed interest in challenging [[Jeff Sessions]] for his Senate seat in [[2008]]. He resides in Birmingham.
+Seen as a rising star, Davis announced in May 2005 that he would like to run for a seat in the United States Senate or Governor of Alabama. After the [[2006 general election]], in which he was unopposed, Davis showed early interest in challenging [[Jeff Sessions]] for his Senate seat in [[2008]], but instead put his energy into chairing the Alabama campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. He delivered one of the nominating speeches at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.  He has indicated that he now has his sights set on a run for Governor in [[2010]].
+Davis resides in Birmingham.
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 ==References==
-* Whitmire, Kyle (November 16, 2006) "Man of the House: Rep. Artur Davis considers his next move." ''Birmingham Weekly.''
+* Wilson, Michael (July 3, 2002) "[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE6DE1531F930A35754C0A9649C8B63 In Alabama Politics, How New Kid Won the Bloc]." ''New York Times''.
 * "Artur Davis." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 20 Feb 2006, 23:51 UTC. 4 Apr 2006, 21:01 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artur_Davis&oldid=40494965].
-* Wilson, Michael (July 3, 2002) "[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE6DE1531F930A35754C0A9649C8B63 In Alabama Politics, How New Kid Won the Bloc]." ''New York Times''.
+* Whitmire, Kyle (November 16, 2006) "Man of the House: Rep. Artur Davis considers his next move." ''Birmingham Weekly''
+* Rawls, Phillip (September 11, 2008) "Obama pal eyes bid to be first black Ala. governor." Associated Press.
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 * [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Artur_Davis Artur Davis] at Congresspedia
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