Paul T. Davis | |
State Senate: | Maine |
State: | Maine |
District: | 4th |
Term Start: | December 3, 2014 |
Term End: | December 7, 2022 |
Predecessor: | David Dutremble |
Successor: | Stacey Guerin |
State House2: | Maine |
State2: | Maine |
District2: | 26th |
Term Start2: | December 3, 2008 |
Term End2: | December 3, 2014 |
Predecessor2: | James Annis |
Successor2: | Linda Sanborn |
Office3: | Minority Leader of the Maine Senate |
Term Start3: | December 1, 2004 |
Term End3: | December 6, 2006 |
Successor3: | Carol Weston |
State Senate4: | Maine |
State4: | Maine |
District4: | 27th |
Term Start4: | December 4, 2002 |
Term End4: | December 6, 2006 |
Predecessor4: | Michael F. Brennan |
Successor4: | Douglas Smith |
State Senate5: | Maine |
State5: | Maine |
District5: | 8th |
Term Start5: | December 2, 1998 |
Term End5: | December 4, 2002 |
Predecessor5: | Stephen E. Hall |
Successor5: | Ethan Strimling |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1947 |
Birth Place: | Dexter, Maine |
Alma Mater: | University of Maine |
Residence: | Sangerville, Maine |
Paul T. Davis (born March 25, 1947) is an American politician from Maine. He has served in both the state Senate and state House of Representatives, and is a member of the Maine Republican Party.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Davis served for 23 years as a state trooper. He was then elected to the Maine Senate, where he served as Assistant Minority Leader and Minority Leader.[2] He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2008 and re-elected in 2010 and 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Maine.[3]
In June 2014, after months of negative campaigning on both sides,[4] Davis won the Republican nomination for State Senate District 4, defeating incumbent Doug Thomas, with 57% of the vote.