Tom Davis (Virginia politician)
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Thomas Milburn Davis III (born January 5, 1949) is an American lobbyist and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who represented Virginia's 11th congressional district in Northern Virginia. Davis was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by five-term incumbent and fellow Republican John Warner in the 2008 election, but decided against it.[2] He announced on January 30, 2008, that he would not seek reelection to an eighth term.[3][4] Davis resigned from Congress on November 24, 2008.[5]
Tom Davis | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – November 24, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Leslie Byrne |
Succeeded by | Gerry Connolly |
Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Dan Burton |
Succeeded by | Henry Waxman |
Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | John Linder |
Succeeded by | Tom Reynolds |
Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | |
In office 1991–1994 | |
Preceded by | Audrey Moore |
Succeeded by | Katherine Hanley |
Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Mason district | |
In office 1980–1991 | |
Succeeded by | Christine Trapnell |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Milburn Davis III (1949-01-05) January 5, 1949 (age 75) Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Rantz (m. 1973–2003) Jeannemarie Devolites (m. 2004–present) |
Children | 3[1] |
Residence(s) | Vienna, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | Amherst College (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1971-1972 (active duty) 1972-1979 (inactive duty) |
Unit | Virginia Army National Guard Reserves |
Davis opens a House Government Reform Committee hearing on the 9/11 Commission's final report Recorded August 3, 2004 | |
From 2008 to 2018, he was a director of federal government affairs at Deloitte.[6] He is currently the rector (head of the Board of Visitors) of George Mason University and a trustee of its Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study.[7][8][9] In January 2019, he began work as a partner in the law firm Holland and Knight.[10]