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Don is from Snow Hill. He holds a bachelor's degree in social sciences from the United States Air Force Academy, a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University, and both a second master's degree in sociology and a doctorate degree in educational leadership from East Carolina University. Don is married to his wife Yuvonka, with whom and he has 3 sons. He is Christian. 

Don previously worked as an assistant professor of Aerospace Studies at East Carolina University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force for 8 years. 

Don Davis currently serves as a U.S. Representative in Congressional District 1. He was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously served as a State Senator in District 5. He was elected to that position in 2008 and served for 6 terms. He also served as the mayor of Snow Hill for several years. 

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Supports bringing back good-paying jobs, aiding small businesses, and investing in agriculture to improve eastern North Carolina's economy.

Wants to revive well-paying jobs, support small businesses, and invest in agriculture. 

Supports investing in rural infrastructure and expanding broadband internet for economic and educational opportunities.

Supports investing in rural infrastructure and ensuring high-speed internet access statewide to promote economic and educational opportunities.

Believes in "rebuilding our rural economy" by addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

- Wants to revive well-paying jobs, support small businesses, and invest in agriculture. 
- Supports investing in rural infrastructure and ensuring high-speed internet access statewide to promote economic and educational opportunities.
- Wants to revive the rural economy.

Economy

Believes eastern North Carolina should have clean air and water, free from toxic pollution. Plans to fight for safe, healthy communities, especially for the poorest families, working-class communities, and communities of color.

Wants to improve environmental conditions in eastern North Carolina (NC), saying harmful effects of Air and Water pollution disproportionately affect minority populations, working-class commuters, and families in underserved communities.

- Wants to improve environmental conditions in eastern North Carolina (NC), saying harmful effects of Air and Water pollution disproportionately affect minority populations, working-class commuters, and families in underserved communities.

Energy & the Environment

Believes no one should choose between food and healthcare, advocating for accessible, quality care for all. Supports better care for the aging population and addressing higher rates of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and maternal mortality in eastern North Carolina.

Wants to enhance healthcare in eastern NC, saying that region has "higher rates of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and maternal mortality and morbidity..." compared to other NC regions. 

Believes a woman's health decisions should remain private between her and her doctor. Supports improving maternal health outcomes in eastern North Carolina.

Supports abortion and efforts to enhance maternal health outcomes in eastern NC. 

Promises to establish accessible and quality healthcare for all.

- Wants to enhance healthcare in eastern NC, saying that region has "higher rates of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and maternal mortality and morbidity..." compared to other NC regions. 
- Supports abortion and efforts to enhance maternal health outcomes in eastern NC. 
- Promises to establish accessible and quality healthcare for all.

Healthcare

As of June 14, 2024, Don Davis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Promises to advocate for criminal justice reform.

Believes in treating everyone with dignity and equal rights under the law. As a State Senator, fought to raise the age at which children could be tried as adults in North Carolina and supports needed criminal justice reform.

Supports equal rights, saying "no person in a free and fair society should make less money, be denied government services, pay more for healthcare, lose a job or housing opportunities, or face discrimination...because of their gender, race, creed, national origin, or disability."

- Promises to advocate for criminal justice reform.
- Supports equal rights, saying "no person in a free and fair society should make less money, be denied government services, pay more for healthcare, lose a job or housing opportunities, or face discrimination...because of their gender, race, creed, national origin, or disability."

Public Safety

Promises to establish easy access to strong public schools, colleges, and job training in eastern NC regardless of zip code.

Believes in expanding early childhood education, reducing higher education costs, and investing in HBCUs. Supports access to quality public schools for all children in eastern North Carolina and making college and job training more accessible statewide.

Wants to expand early childhood education, lower costs for higher education, and heavily invest in HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). 

Promises to support youth and young professionals in Washington, D.C.

- Promises to establish easy access to strong public schools, colleges, and job training in eastern NC regardless of zip code.
- Wants to expand early childhood education, lower costs for higher education, and heavily invest in HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). 
- Promises to support youth and young professionals in Washington, D.C.

Education

Believes in improving veterans' education, career training, health, and housing assistance. Supports a positive and supportive transition from active duty to civilian life for veterans.

Supports efforts to enhance education, career training, health, and housing assistance for veterans, saying rates of unemployment, homelessness, and suicide among veterans are too high. 

- Supports efforts to enhance education, career training, health, and housing assistance for veterans, saying rates of unemployment, homelessness, and suicide among veterans are too high. 

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Donald "Don" Gene Davis currently serves as a U.S. Representative in Congressional District 1. He was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously served as a State Senator in District 5. He was elected to that position in 2008 and served for 6 terms. He also served as the mayor of Snow Hill for several years. 

As of June 14, 2024, Donald "Don" Gene Davis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Donald "Don" Gene Davis

Don Davis was born and raised in Snow Hill, NC, and attended the United States Air Force Academy. Don currently lives in Greene County, NC, with his wife Yuvonka and their 3 sons.

Don Davis is a former assistant professor of Aerospace Studies at East Carolina University, where he instructed national security affairs and leadership courses. Previously, he served in the U.S. Air Force for 8 years. 

Don Davis currently serves as the US Representative for Congressional District 1. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. Previously, he served on the State Senate in 2008 and served six terms. He also served as Mayor of Snow Hill.

As US Representative, Don secured $1 billion to expand broadband internet in North Carolina

- Supports bringing back good-paying jobs, aiding small businesses, and investing in agriculture to improve eastern North Carolina's economy.
- Supports investing in rural infrastructure and expanding broadband internet for economic and educational opportunities.
- Believes in "rebuilding our rural economy" by addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.
- As US Representative, Don secured $1 billion to expand broadband internet in North Carolina

Plans to fight for safe, healthy communities, especially for the poorest families, working-class communities, and communities of color to ensure everyone has clean air and water.

- Plans to fight for safe, healthy communities, especially for the poorest families, working-class communities, and communities of color to ensure everyone has clean air and water.

Supports expanding accessible and affordable healthcare, especially for the aging population. 

Believes a woman's health decisions should remain private between her and her doctor. 

- Supports expanding accessible and affordable healthcare, especially for the aging population. 
- Believes a woman's health decisions should remain private between her and her doctor. 

Believes in treating everyone with dignity and equal rights under the law.

- Believes in treating everyone with dignity and equal rights under the law.

Supports reducing higher education costs, and investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 

Supports access to quality public schools for all children regardless of socioeconomic status.

Supports expanding early childhood education.

- Supports reducing higher education costs, and investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 
- Supports access to quality public schools for all children regardless of socioeconomic status.
- Supports expanding early childhood education.

- Believes in improving veterans' education, career training, health, and housing assistance. Supports a positive and supportive transition from active duty to civilian life for veterans.

Don Davis was born and raised in Snow Hill, North Carolina, and attended the United States Air Force Academy. He has a deep-rooted connection with his church, often attending services twice on Sunday with his grandmother. Don currently resides in Greene County, NC, with his wife Yuvonka and their three sons: Ryan, Justin, and Kyler.

Don Davis is a former assistant professor of Aerospace Studies at East Carolina University, where he instructed national security affairs and leadership courses. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 8 years, including a role coordinating Air Force One operations at Andrews Air Force Base. After his military service, he became the youngest Mayor of Snow Hill, NC. In 2022, he was elected to the U.S. Congress representing eastern North Carolina.

Don Davis was first elected to the State Senate in 2008 and served six terms, during which he secured significant funding for local initiatives. In 2022, he was elected to the U.S. Congress representing eastern North Carolina. Previously, he also served as the youngest Mayor of Snow Hill at age 29.

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