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'''Chris Davis''' is a community volunteer, former congressional staffer, and a candidate for [[Birmingham City Council]] [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]] in the [[2017 Birmingham municipal election]].
:''This article is about the congressional and campaign staffer and political candidate. For others with the same name, see [[Chris Davis (disambiguation)]].''
[[File:Chris Davis politician.jpg|right|thumb|Chris Davis]]
'''Chris Davis''' is director of business development for the [[Birmingham Law Group]], a community volunteer, a former congressional staffer, and a candidate for several public offices.


Davis is the son of educator and former [[Alabama House of Representatives|State Representative]] [[Pat Davis]]. He graduated from [[Huffman High School]] and earned a degree at [[UAB]]. He worked as a staffer for U. S. Representative Elijah Cummings in [[2007]], on Barack Obama's presidential campaign in [[2008]], and later in community relations for Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty.
Davis is the son of educator and former [[Alabama House of Representatives|State Representative]] [[Pat Davis]]. He attended [[North Roebuck Elementary School]] and [[L. M. Smith Middle School]], and graduated from [[Huffman High School]]. He earned his bachelor of arts in political science at [[UAB]] and took classes at the [[Birmingham School of Law]]. He worked as a staffer for U. S. Representative Elijah Cummings in [[2006]] and [[2007]], on Barack Obama's presidential campaign in [[2008]], and later in community relations for Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty.


Davis was a candidate for [[Alabama House District 59]] in the [[2014 primary elections#Democratic primary|2014 Democratic primary]], but finished third behind incumbent [[Mary Moore]] and challenger [[William Barnes]].
Davis was a candidate for [[Alabama House District 59]] in the [[2014 primary elections#Democratic primary|2014 Democratic primary]], but finished third behind incumbent [[Mary Moore]] and challenger [[William Barnes]]. He also finished third in the [[Birmingham City Council District 2]] race, behind [[Darrell O'Quinn]] and [[Johnathan Austin]], in the [[2017 Birmingham municipal election#City Council|2017 Birmingham municipal election]]. He challenged Moore again without success in the [[2018 primary elections|2018 primary]].


As a City Council candidate, Davis has pledged to improve services to District 5.
==References==
* Johnson, Roy S. (October 19, 2019) "'Consummate legislator' Rep. Elijah Cummings remembered by Birmingham native who worked for him." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.facebook.com/ChrisDavisforCityCouncil/ Christ Davis for City Council] on Facebook.com
* [http://www.facebook.com/ChrisDavisforCityCouncil/ Chris Davis for City Council] on Facebook.com


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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Huffman graduates]]
[[Category:Huffman graduates]]
[[Category:UAB alumni]]
[[Category:UAB alumni]]

Latest revision as of 09:58, 21 October 2019

This article is about the congressional and campaign staffer and political candidate. For others with the same name, see Chris Davis (disambiguation).
Chris Davis

Chris Davis is director of business development for the Birmingham Law Group, a community volunteer, a former congressional staffer, and a candidate for several public offices.

Davis is the son of educator and former State Representative Pat Davis. He attended North Roebuck Elementary School and L. M. Smith Middle School, and graduated from Huffman High School. He earned his bachelor of arts in political science at UAB and took classes at the Birmingham School of Law. He worked as a staffer for U. S. Representative Elijah Cummings in 2006 and 2007, on Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008, and later in community relations for Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty.

Davis was a candidate for Alabama House District 59 in the 2014 Democratic primary, but finished third behind incumbent Mary Moore and challenger William Barnes. He also finished third in the Birmingham City Council District 2 race, behind Darrell O'Quinn and Johnathan Austin, in the 2017 Birmingham municipal election. He challenged Moore again without success in the 2018 primary.

References

  • Johnson, Roy S. (October 19, 2019) "'Consummate legislator' Rep. Elijah Cummings remembered by Birmingham native who worked for him." The Birmingham News

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