Glenn Davis
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 84th district
In office
January 8, 2014 – April 24, 2023
Preceded bySal Iaquinto
Succeeded byNadarius Clark (redistricting)
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council
from the Rose Hall district
In office
January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byReba S. McClanan
Succeeded byShannon Kane
Personal details
Born
Glenn Ray Davis Jr.

(1973-10-19) October 19, 1973
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseChelle Davis
ResidenceVirginia Beach, Virginia
Websitewww.glennrdavis.com

Glenn Ray Davis Jr. (born October 19, 1973) is an American politician from Virginia. Davis served as a member of the Republican Party representing the Virginia House of Delegates 84th district. He resigned on April 24, 2023 to serve as director of the Virginia Department of Energy.[1]

Early life and education

Glenn Davis was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia.[2]

He attended George Mason University 1991 to 1993 and received a B.A. in economics there. He enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Masters program from 2007 to 2010 with a concentration in organizational leadership.[3]

Political career

Davis was elected to City of Virginia Beach City Council - Rose Hall District on November 4, 2008[4] defeating an incumbent first elected 28 years prior.[5] Davis was re-elected to the city council on November 6, 2012.[6]

Davis was elected to the House of Delegates in the November 2013 elections.[7] Davis serves on the Education, Transportation, and General Laws Committees. Davis is also Vice-Chairman of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) and chaired its Cybersecurity and Blockchain subcommittees. He is also a member of the Business Development, and Virginia Tourism Caucuses.[8]

In March 2016, Davis announced that he was joining the race for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.[9] Davis began travelling the state of Virginia campaigning on the message of "Make Virginia #1 Again for Business and Job Growth". His platform was on tax reform, easing regulations on small businesses, modernizing education and creating 21st century jobs. During the campaign for Lieutenant Governor Davis traveled to Estonia to help look at bringing technology jobs to Virginia and traveled to Academic Institutions to look at broader uses for Virginia coal. Davis lost the Republican primary for Virginia Lieutenant Governor taking 3rd place on June 13, 2017.[10]

Davis ran again to be re-elected to his delegate seat and won on November 7, 2017.[11]

In September 2019, Davis listed a $44,000 in-kind contribution from the Democratic Party of Virginia on his campaign finance report, which nearly doubled his reported fundraising for the month of September. His campaign stated that "unethical, dishonest" Democratic mailers against him actually backfired and were beneficial. DPVA spokesman Grant Fox called the move a "gimmick."[12][13]

Davis won his November 5, 2019 re-election.

On September 10, 2020 Davis announced he would again seek the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

In 2022, Davis was promoted to chair of the Education Committee.[14]

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
City Council, Virginia Beach City - Rose Hall
Nov 4, 2008[4] General Glenn R. Davis Independent 78,923 52.86
Reba S. McClanan Independent 69,992 46.88
Write Ins 378
Nov 6, 2012[6] General Glenn R. Davis Independent 82,783 57.3
Davis M. McCormick Independent 60,996 42.2
Write Ins 807
Virginia 84th District House of Delegates
Nov 5, 2013[15] General Glenn R. Davis Republican 10,101 57.3
Brent M. McKenzie Democratic 7,476 42.4
Write Ins 38
Sal Iaquinto did not seek re-election; seat stayed Republican
Nov 3, 2015[16] General Glenn R. Davis Republican 6,810 93.5
Write Ins 476
Virginia Lieutenant Governor
June 13, 2017[10] Primary Jill H. Vogel Republican 151,880 42.8
Bryce Reeves Republican 141,888 40.0
Glenn R. Davis Republican 60,998 17.2
Virginia 84th District House of Delegates
Nov 7, 2017[11] General Glenn R. Davis Republican 10,819 51.65
Veronica R. Coleman Democratic 10,080 48.12
Write Ins 48
Virginia 84th District House of Delegates
Nov 5, 2019[17] General Glenn R. Davis Republican 10,577 51.16
Karen Mallard Democratic 10,078 48.74
Write Ins 21

Awards and recognition

In 2014, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce named Glenn "Freshman Legislator of the Year" for his leadership promoting private sector job growth during his first session in the Virginia General Assembly.[8]

In 2015, the Virginia Chamber awarded Glenn their Economic Competitiveness Award and Small Business Advocate Award for his legislation protecting small businesses from costly mandates and helping entrepreneurs attract equity investments.[8]

Personal life

Glenn and his wife, Chelle Davis, live in Virginia Beach and are both active in community and charitable efforts throughout Hampton Roads.

References

  1. ↑ "Del. Glenn Davis resigns early to become lead of VA's Department of Energy". WAVY.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ Virginia House History (2021).Glenn R. Davis, Jr. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ linkedin.com/in/glenn-davis-a47270150. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "November 4, 2008 General and Special Elections City of Virginia Beach - Official Result" (PDF). City of Virginia Beach.
  5. ↑ "McClanan's defeat means loss of 'lone dissenter' on Virginia Beach council". Virginia Pilot.
  6. 1 2 "2012 City Council General Election - Virginia Beach Rose Hall Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ Applegate, Aaron. "Election | Davis claims win in the Virginia House 84th". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Glenn R. Davis". Unknown.
  9. ↑ "Virginia Del. Glenn Davis to run for lieutenant governor". Washington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "June 2017 Republican Primary Official Results". VPAP.
  11. 1 2 "2017 House of Delegates General Election - District 84 Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ "Davis for Delegate - Glenn". vpap.org. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  13. ↑ "A Virginia Beach Republican says Democrats gave his campaign $44,000. Here's what's going on". pilotonline.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  14. ↑ "House of Delegates Committees".
  15. ↑ "2013 House of Delegates General Election - District 84 Official Results". VPAP.
  16. ↑ "2015 House of Delegates General Election - District 84 Official Results". VPAP.
  17. ↑ "Election Results: November 5, 2019". Virginia State Board of Elections.
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