Davis graduated magna cum laude in 1982 from Furman University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Order of the Coif with highest honors at the University of Maryland School of Law, whence he graduated in 1985.
His district (the 46th) includes part of Beaufort County. Davis has been involved in local and state government for many years. Local government
Davis" activities in the Beaufort area have included service on a four-county council of governments, the county planning board, the Historic Beaufort Foundation, and the local water & sewer authority.
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= Executive He led the initiative by Sanford’s office to pass South Carolina’s charter school reform bill in the legislature.
= Legislative In the June 10, 2008 Republican primary election for the District 46 Senate seat, Davis defeated the incumbent senator Catherine Ceips, 56% to 44%, then went on to defeat Democrat Kent Fletcher in the general election November 4, 2008, winning 65% of the vote. Davis is currently assigned to the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Banking and Insurance, Education, Judiciary, and Rules Committees of the Senate.
National politics
In January 2012, Davis endorsed United States. Republican Ron Paul for the Republican nomination for United States. President.
Davis was elected as a South Carolina Republican delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention.
lieutenant had been widely speculated that Davis would challenge incumbent Republican Senator Lindsey Graham in 2014 for the Republican Senate nomination, based on his own numerous statements. Two Super Public Affairs Committee organizations also indicated that they would support Graham"s challenger: the Club for Growth and the Liberty Foreign All Public Affairs Committee.
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He has also been a member of the South Carolina State Ports Authority board and successfully led South Carolina"s negotiations to build a deep water port with Georgia on his state"s side of the Savannah River in Jasper County.
