Background
Davis was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
Davis was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
He graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Civil Engineering.
Foreign other persons with these names, see Greg Davis and Charles Davis. He was the Republican Party"s nominee for Mississippi"s 1st congressional district in the 2008 special and general elections. Upon graduation, he began a career in engineering and consulting.
From 1991 until 1997, Davis served as the youngest state representative in Mississippi and served on various committees including Appropriations and Public Health.
Davis was elected mayor of Southaven in 1997 and was elected to a third term in 2005. In 2008, he began a campaign to fill the seat of Congressman Roger Wicker, who had been appointed to the United States. Senate following the resignation of Trent Lott.
The initial primary was a three-candidate race which resulted in a primary runoff between Davis and former Tupelo Mayor Glenn McCullough. On June 4, 2013, Davis lost the mayoral election in Southaven and was succeeded by Darren Musselwhite, effective June 28, 2013.
Childers and Davis faced each other in a May 13 runoff.
Davis lost the election with 46.3%, to 53.7% for Childers, who would fill the seat until the November election. As the Republican nominee, Davis faced Childers again in the 1st district"s November general election. Following an investigation by state auditors into questionable reimbursements, which included a purchase at Priape, a Toronto shop specializing in gay merchandise, on December 15, 2011, Davis publicly acknowledged that he is gay.
Davis said, "At this point in my life and in my career, while I have tried to maintain separation between my personal and public life, it is obvious that this can no longer remain the case.
While I have performed my job as mayor, in my opinion, as a very conservative, progressive individual -- and still continue to be a very conservative individual -- I think that it is important that I discuss the struggles I have had over the last few years when I came to the realization that I am gay. The only apology I would make to my supporters if they are upset is the fact that I was not honest enough with myself to be honest with them.
But I have lived my life in public service for 20-plus years, and in order for me to remain sane and move on, I have got to start being honest about who I american"
In December 2012, Davis was indicted on state charges of embezzlement, false pretense and making fraudulent statements. He was arrested and released on $3,500 bail.
He was eventually convicted and sentenced in July 2014 to serve 2 1/2 years in state prison and pay more than $17,000 to the city.