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American politician
Jim Davis
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 50th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byJohn Snow
Succeeded byKevin Corbin
Personal details
BornJames Wayland Davis
(1947-01-07) January 7, 1947 (age 78)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSouthern Adventist University (BA)
Loma Linda University (MS, DDS)
ProfessionOrthodontist, politician

James Wayland Davis (born January 7, 1947) is an American politician and orthodontist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the Senate's fiftieth district, which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties from 2011 until 2021.

Early life and education

Davis was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended Shenandoah Valley Academy, graduating in 1965. Davis earned his bachelor's degree from Southern Missionary College, now Southern Adventist University in 1969. He earned his DDS degree from Loma Linda University's School of Dentistry in 1974. In 1989, he graduated from Loma Linda with his MS in orthodontics.

Career

Prior to operating an orthodontic practice in Franklin, North Carolina, Davis worked as a dentist.

Davis defeated four-term incumbent John J. Snow Jr. in the 2010 and 2012 elections. He defeated Jane Hipps in the 2014 and 2016 elections.

In 2014, Davis's death was falsely reported on Misplaced Pages in a hoax.

On December 19, 2019, Davis announced that he would be a candidate for Congress in 2020 to succeed incumbent Mark Meadows, who resigned from congress to serve as the 29th White House Chief of Staff. Davis placed third in the June 23, 2020 Republican primary.

References

  1. "Sen. James (Jim) Wayland Davis". North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  2. Staff Reports. "NC Sen. Jim Davis to run for US Congress". Hendersonville Times-News. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. Pig, Thunder (November 3, 2010). "Thunder Pig: Jim Davis Wins Close Race For NC Senate #50 Seat". Thunderpigblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. NC General Assembly webmasters. "North Carolina General Assembly – Senator Jim Davis (Republican, 2011–2012 Session)". Ncleg.net. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. Ball, Julie (April 18, 2014). "Misplaced Pages wrongly reports WNC senator's death". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. "Republican state Sen. Jim Davis to run for Meadows' 11th District seat". MSN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  7. "North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District". The New York Times. 23 June 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

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North Carolina Senate
Preceded byJohn Snow Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 50th district
2011–2021 		Succeeded byKevin Corbin
Members of the North Carolina State Senate
157th General Assembly (2025–2026)
President of the Senate
Rachel Hunt (D)
President pro tempore
Phil Berger (R)
Majority Leader
Paul Newton (R)
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  40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
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  47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
  48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
  49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
  50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)


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