John Davis (Oregon politician) explained

John Davis
State House:	Oregon
District:	26th^[1]
Term Start:	January 14, 2013
Term End:	January 9, 2017
Predecessor:	Matt Wingard
Successor:	Rich Vial
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Alma Mater:	University of Oxford George Fox University Willamette University College of Law

John Davis^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 26 from 2013 until 2017.

Education

Davis attended the University of Oxford, earned his BA from George Fox University, and his JD from Willamette University College of Law.

Elections

2012 Incumbent Republican Representative Matt Wingard was unopposed for the District 26 seat in the May 15, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 3,067 votes,^[3] but withdrew before the general election; Davis won the July 9 special election by precinct committee persons to replace him,^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 15,141 votes (55.5%) against Democratic nominee Wynne Wakkila.^[5]

Legislation

In February 2015, Davis introduced a bill^[6] to mandate reflective clothing for bicycle riders,^[7] but revised the bill in March to address bicycle lighting rather than clothing.^[8]

External links

Official page at the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Campaign site

Notes and References

Web site: Representative John Davis . . . December 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220002802/http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/davis . December 20, 2013 .
Web site: John Davis' Biography . . December 19, 2013 . November 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231103030626/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142787/john-davis . live .
Web site: May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes . . Salem, Oregon . 12 . December 19, 2013 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 . live .
Web site: Joseph Republicans pick John Davis to replace Rep. Matt Wingard as GOP nominee in House District 26 . Mapes, Jeff . July 9, 2012 . . December 19, 2013 . December 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220011636/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/07/republicans_pick_john_davis_to.html . live .
Web site: November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 16 . December 19, 2013 . October 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 . live .
Web site: Relating to bicycles . Oregon Legislative Information System . Salem, Oregon . May 6, 2015 . July 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712051726/https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB3255 . live .
Web site: Oregon lawmaker wants to punish people who bike without reflective clothing . Bike Portland . Portland, Oregon . May 6, 2015 . March 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319025759/http://bikeportland.org/2015/02/27/oregon-lawmaker-wants-punish-people-bike-without-hi-viz-clothing-135100 . live .
Web site: Oregon House Rep gives up on mandatory reflective clothing bill . Bike Portland . Portland, Oregon . May 6, 2015 . April 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406013542/http://bikeportland.org/2015/03/26/oregon-house-rep-gives-mandatory-reflective-clothing-bill-136181 . live .