Lincoln Davis

Lincoln Davis (born September 13, 1943) is a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, currently representing the state's 4th Congressional district (map). He is a Democrat. Official senate photo of Lincoln Davis. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Davis, a 1966 Tennessee Technological University agriculture graduate who was raised in rural Fentress County, has been serving Tennesseans since being elected as mayor of Byrdstown in 1978. Davis served two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1980-1984, and was later elected to two terms in the Tennessee State Senate, 1996-2002, resigning from that body midway through his second term when he was elected to represent the state’s Fourth Congressional District in November 2002, narrowly defeating Tullahoma City Alderman The Honorable Janice H. Bowling. Bowling was again his opponent in 2004, when he defeated her by a slightly larger margin. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, a small city approximately seventy miles east of Nashville. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Fentress County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Byrdstown is a town located in Pickett County, Tennessee. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Tennessee House of Representatives, in American politics, is the lower house of the state legislature of Tennessee, formally called the Tennessee General Assembly. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tennessee State Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the formal name of the Tennessee state legislature. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. ... Tullahoma is a city located in Coffee County, Tennessee, in the south-central part of the state. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Davis has been recognized as a leader in the fight to allocate more federal money toward the cleanup of Tennessee’s abandoned coal mines, particularly in the Cumberland Plateau region, which lies partly in his district. He also recently joined Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas to co-sponsor homeland security legislation to crack down on immigrants who overstay their visas. Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... The Cumberland Plateau includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia in the United States. ... Categories: People stubs | 1955 births | Members of the U.S. House of Representatives | Texas politicians ... Official language(s) None. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Emigration. ...

In the state legislature, Davis supported state employee and teacher pay raises, long-term care for senior citizens, character education in schools and new domestic violence legislation. Davis initiated and fought for a bill requiring counseling and a 12-hour holding period for domestic violence offenders. While a State Senator, Davis also voted to allow non-documented non-citizen aliens to receive Tennessee Drivers' Licenses which was highly criticized and has been sense considered for repeal. The Tennessee General Assembly is the formal name of the legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ... Domestic violence occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate or harm the other. ...

Davis holds membership in the House Committee on Science, the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He is a member of several caucuses, including the Congressional Caucus to Control Methamphetamine and the Congressional Rural Caucus. The Committee on Science is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee (often referred to as simply Agriculture, as in Hes on Agriculture) is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over: Aviation Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Railroads Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Highways, Transit, and Pipelines Water Resources and Environment A subcommittee represents each area of jurisdiction. ...

Davis would be considered a moderate Democrat by Tennessee standards but would be considered quite conservative by national Democratic ones. In 2004, he was endorsed by right-to-life groups, the National Rifle Association, and the Tennessee Conservative Union, groups all more frequently associated with Republicans. He has also publicly stated that he is totally opposed to the idea of gay marriage. In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two extreme or radical viewpoints. ... Conservatism [derivative of conserve; from Latin conservare, to keep, guard, observe] is a philosophy defined by Edmund Burke as a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve. Classical conservatism does not readily avail itself to the ideology of objectives. ... Right to life or Pro-life, in its broadest sense, refers to holding human life as a paramount value. ... This article concerns the National Rifle Association of the USA. For the UK organisation, see National Rifle Association, UK The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a 501(c)(4) group for the protection of gun rights in the United States, established in New York in 1871 as the American... The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States two-party system, the other one being the Democratic Party. ... Same-sex marriage is marriage between individuals who are of the same legal or biological sex. ...

Davis, who now lives in the rural Fentress County village of Pall Mall, also owns a construction business, Diversified Construction Co., which builds homes, apartments and offices. Davis and his wife Lynda, an elementary school teacher, have three daughters, Larissa, Lynn and Libby, and five grandchildren, Ashton, Alexia, Andrew, Austin and Adam. Pall Mall (pronounced Pell-Mell by native residence) is a small town of the Wolf River valley, located in Fentress County, Tennessee. ...

External links

• US Congress biography
• Personal biography