Billy Davis (Arizona politician) explained

Billy Davis
State Senate:Arizona
District:19th[1]
Term Start:January 3, 1983
Term End:January 6, 1987
Order3:Committees Served
Term Start3:January 3, 1983
Term End3:January 6, 1987
3Blankname3:Vice Chairman Government Education Judiciary Rules
3Namedata3:Billy Davis
State8:Arizona
Birth Date:7 May 1945-->
Birth Place:Athens, Alabama, U.S.-->
Party:Republican Party
Birth Date:7 May 1945
Birth Place:Athens, Alabama
Birth Name:Billy Wayne Davis
Spouse:Billie J. Davis-->
Children:Todd, Robyn and Jason
Spouse:Billie J. Davis
Alma Mater:University of Tennessee
University of South Carolina
Hyles Anderson College
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Navy Honorable Discharge
3rd June 1969
Serviceyears:1963 – 1969
Fallon, Nevada
(1963–1964)
Flight Training Exercises
Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas
(1964–1965)
Air Station Training
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), (1965–1967)
Aircraft Carrier Training
Battles:Vietnam Two Tours
Mawards:• The Vietnam Service Medal, with two Bronze Stars
National Defense Service Medal
• The Vietnam Campaign Medal, with Device (1960–)
• The Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon
• Letters of Commendations
Website:Official website

Billy Wayne Davis, sometimes known as Bill Davis,[2] is a land developer and former state senator for the Arizona Senate in the United States.[3]

Early life

Billy Davis was born in Athens, Alabama, on May 7, 1945.

He is of Welsh, English, Irish, and Cherokee descent on his father's side and his mother's ancestors were from Switzerland.

Billy grew up and went to school in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

His father died when he was eleven years old.

Billy Davis married Billie J. Johnson on May 4, 1963, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They have three grown children and live in Kennesaw, Georgia.[4]

Military career

Davis served four years in the Navy and two years in the Navy Reserves from 1963 to 1969, two of which were in Vietnam. Davis earned the National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960–), The Vietnam Service Medal (with two Bronze Stars) and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon and Letters of Commendations.

Political career

Davis served two terms in the Arizona State Senate from January 3, 1983, through January 6, 1987, for the 19th district in Phoenix, Arizona.[5]

In 1986, he was censured by the Senate Ethics Committee for failing to disclose his finances and poor judgment in his business practices.[6] [7] [8]

He ran as a Congressional candidate in Georgia in 2016, during which time an investigation by FOX 5 found that he had been convicted of having lied on a 1997 loan application, for which he was incarcerated; had bankruptcies; and had a $782,560 judgment from a civil suit.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Davis . . Phoenix, Arizona . May 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728083351/http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=36&37&Legislature=19 . July 28, 2017 . dead .
  2. http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asl/AzNewsService.xml&doc.view=content&brand=default&anchor.id=0;query=Bill%20Davis#2 Arizona News Service archives
  3. Web site: Georgia congressional candidate is a felon. FOX. fox5atlanta.com. July 22, 2017. July 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728082442/http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/i-team/134284984-story. dead.
  4. http://www.rapidpressrelease.com/press-release/Education/005244.asp Former State Senator Donates Five Million Dollars to Education
  5. Web site: LAPR - State Library of Arizona. apps.azlibrary.gov. July 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728083347/http://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=336. July 28, 2017. dead.
  6. News: Bill Davis: Senators Take Easy Way Out . August 23, 1986 . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. 26. July 22, 2017. newspapers.com. subscription .
  7. News: Careers of 3 Senators on line among 27 contested races . September 10, 1986 . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. 26. July 22, 2017. newspapers.com. subscription .
  8. News: The Senator's Woes . June 18, 1986 . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. 2. July 22, 2017. newspapers.com. subscription .